Lilac (B19CBA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Lilac"

Pastel · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Color of mystery and creativity. Evokes luxury, spirituality and originality.

✨ Uses

Luxury, beauty, spirituality, creative tech, gaming.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #B19CBA

RGB rgb(177, 156, 186)

HSL hsl(282°, 18%, 67%)

CMYK C:5% M:16% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3739

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.52:1

Aa — #B19CBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.33:1

Aa — #B19CBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B19CBA #A5BA9C

Analogous

#A29CBA #B19CBA #BA9CB4

Triadic

#B19CBA #BAB19C #9CBAB1

Split-comp.

#B19CBA #B4BA9C #9CBAA2

Tetradic

#B19CBA #BAA29C #A5BA9C #9CB4BA

Monochromatic

#473F4A #7C6E81 #AEA4B2 #C6C0C9 #EBE9EC

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