Lilac (E5A9E1) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Lilac"

Pastel · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Emotional and creative color. Evokes transformation, innovation and modern femininity.

✨ Uses

Fashion, beauty, youth marketing, creative tech.

Tip

Lilac pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E5A9E1

RGB rgb(229, 169, 225)

HSL hsl(304°, 54%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:2% K:10%

Luminance 0.512

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.89:1

Aa — #E5A9E1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.09:1

Aa — #E5A9E1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E5A9E1 #A9E5AD

Analogous

#CBA9E5 #E5A9E1 #E5A9C3

Triadic

#E5A9E1 #E1E5A9 #A9E1E5

Split-comp.

#E5A9E1 #C3E5A9 #A9E5CB

Tetradic

#E5A9E1 #E5CBA9 #A9E5AD #A9C3E5

Monochromatic

#8C3686 #C365BD #E0AEDC #EED3EC #FFFFFF

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