Lilac (B490B9) — 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 #B490B9

RGB rgb(180, 144, 185)

HSL hsl(293°, 23%, 65%)

CMYK C:3% M:22% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3379

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.75:1

Aa — #B490B9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.63:1

Aa — #B490B9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B490B9 #96BA91

Analogous

#A191BA #B490B9 #BA91AB

Triadic

#B490B9 #BAB591 #91BAB5

Split-comp.

#B490B9 #ABBA91 #91BAA1

Tetradic

#B490B9 #BAA191 #96BA91 #91ABBA

Monochromatic

#463748 #7E6482 #AF9AB1 #C6B7C8 #E8E2E9

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