Lilac (D996EF) — 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 #D996EF

RGB rgb(217, 150, 239)

HSL hsl(285°, 74%, 76%)

CMYK C:9% M:37% Y:0% K:6%

Luminance 0.4342

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #D996EF

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.56:1

Aa — #D996EF

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D996EF #ABEF95

Analogous

#AB95EF #D996EF #EF95D8

Triadic

#D996EF #EFD895 #95EFD8

Split-comp.

#D996EF #D8EF95 #95EFAB

Tetradic

#D996EF #EFAB95 #ABEF95 #95D8EF

Monochromatic

#792197 #B347D7 #D59BE9 #E7C4F2 #FFFFFF

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