Lilac (C4B9D9) — 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 #C4B9D9

RGB rgb(196, 185, 217)

HSL hsl(261°, 30%, 79%)

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

Luminance 0.5228

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.86:1

Aa — #C4B9D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.29:1

Aa — #C4B9D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4B9D9 #CEDAB9

Analogous

#B9BEDA #C4B9D9 #D5B9DA

Triadic

#C4B9D9 #DAC5B9 #B9DAC5

Split-comp.

#C4B9D9 #DAD5B9 #BEDAB9

Tetradic

#C4B9D9 #DAB9BE #CEDAB9 #B9DAD5

Monochromatic

#5D5077 #9082AB #C6BFD4 #E1DDE9 #FFFFFF

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