Lilac (B48CBD) — 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 #B48CBD

RGB rgb(180, 140, 189)

HSL hsl(289°, 27%, 65%)

CMYK C:5% M:26% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.3274

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.83:1

Aa — #B48CBD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.43:1

Aa — #B48CBD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B48CBD #96BE8E

Analogous

#9D8EBE #B48CBD #BE8EAF

Triadic

#B48CBD #BEB58E #8EBEB5

Split-comp.

#B48CBD #AFBE8E #8EBE9D

Tetradic

#B48CBD #BE9D8E #96BE8E #8EAFBE

Monochromatic

#47354B #7F5F86 #AF97B5 #C6B4CA #E8E1EA

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