Lilac (C491DA) — 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 #C491DA

RGB rgb(196, 145, 218)

HSL hsl(282°, 50%, 71%)

CMYK C:10% M:33% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.3769

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.5:1

Aa — #C491DA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.41:1

Aa — #C491DA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C491DA #A6DA90

Analogous

#9F90DA #C491DA #DA90CB

Triadic

#C491DA #DAC490 #90DAC4

Split-comp.

#C491DA #CBDA90 #90DA9F

Tetradic

#C491DA #DA9F90 #A6DA90 #90CBDA

Monochromatic

#5C2F6F #9650B4 #C197D3 #D6BBE2 #F6F1F9

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