Lilac (BB9DD9) — 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 #BB9DD9

RGB rgb(187, 157, 217)

HSL hsl(270°, 44%, 73%)

CMYK C:14% M:28% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.4041

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.35:1

Aa — #BB9DD9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.94:1

Aa — #BB9DD9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB9DD9 #BAD89C

Analogous

#9C9CD8 #BB9DD9 #D89CD8

Triadic

#BB9DD9 #D8BA9C #9CD8BA

Split-comp.

#BB9DD9 #D8D89C #9CD89C

Tetradic

#BB9DD9 #D89C9C #BAD89C #9CD8D8

Monochromatic

#543871 #875EB0 #BAA3D2 #D4C5E2 #FAF8FC

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