Lilac (C9B4D8) — 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 #C9B4D8

RGB rgb(201, 180, 216)

HSL hsl(275°, 32%, 78%)

CMYK C:7% M:17% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5084

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.91:1

Aa — #C9B4D8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11:1

Aa — #C9B4D8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9B4D8 #C4D9B5

Analogous

#B8B5D9 #C9B4D8 #D9B5D6

Triadic

#C9B4D8 #D9CAB5 #B5D9CA

Split-comp.

#C9B4D8 #D6D9B5 #B5D9B8

Tetradic

#C9B4D8 #D9B8B5 #C4D9B5 #B5D6D9

Monochromatic

#644C76 #987CAB #C9BBD3 #E2DAE7 #FFFFFF

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