What colors make Lilac?
On this page, you will find the Lilac Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Lilac, color palettes, and related colors.
Lilac color code
The Lilac hex code is #C8A2C8. The Lilac hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Lilac. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #C8 in Hex amounts to 78%
- Green: #A2 in Hex amounts to 64%
- Blue: #C8 in Hex amounts to 78%
Lilac in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Lilac is 300deg, 26%, 71% HSL.
- Hue: 300deg
- Saturation: 26%
- Light: 71%
Lilac color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Lilac is 0% 19% 0% 22% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 19%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 22%
Different shades of Lilac
According to its HSL value, Lilac contains about 71% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #ECDEEC 300deg, 25%, 90% 0%, 5%, 0%, 99%
- #D9BED9 300deg, 25%, 80% 0%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #C69EC6 300deg, 25%, 70% 0%, 19%, 0%, 99%
- #B37EB3 300deg, 25%, 60% 0%, 29%, 0%, 99%
- #A05EA0 300deg, 25%, 50% 0%, 40%, 0%, 99%
- #804B80 300deg, 25%, 40% 0%, 40%, 0%, 99%
- #603860 300deg, 25%, 30% 0%, 40%, 0%, 99%
- #402540 300deg, 25%, 20% 0%, 40%, 0%, 99%
- #201220 300deg, 25%, 10% 0%, 40%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Lilac
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Lilac on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Lilac contrasts better with a black background is because Lilac has a degree of brightness of 71% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Lilac color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Lilac, but below is our favorite:
- Parfait
#C8A6A1 - Lush
#C5BDA0 - Seedling
#C0CBA1 - Lichen
#9BC2B1 - Sailor Boy
#AEBBD0 - Another One Bites The Dust
#C7BBA4
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Lilac
- Silverback
#CBCBCB - Wind Chimes
#CAC5C2 - Pale Silver
#C9C0BB - Misty Morning
#B2C8BD - Cadet Blue (Crayola)
#A9B2C3 - Mutabilis
#C29594
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Lilac:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #A8C8A1
- #C8B1A1
- #C8A1C7
- #C8A1C7
- #A1BCC8
- #B1C8A1
- #C8A1C7
- #A1C1C8
- #BAC8A1
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #C8A1C7
- #A3A1C8
- #A1C4C8
- #A1C8A7
- #C8A1C7
- #ACA1C8
- #A1B2C8
- #A1C8C2
- #C8A1C7
- #AEA1C8
- #A1AEC8
- #A1C7C8
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #C6C8A1
- #C8AFA1
- #C8A1AE
- #C8A1C7
- #AEA1C8
- #C8A1AA
- #C8A1C7
- #AAA1C8
- #A1B6C8
- #A1C8BC
- #A1C8B8
- #ADC8A1
- #C8C0A1
- #C8A1A5
- #C8A1C7
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #C8A1C7
- #BDA1C8
- #B2A1C8
- #A7A1C8
- #A1A7C8
- #A1B1C8
- #C8A1A3
- #C8A1C7
- #A3A1C8
- #A1C5C8
- #A1C8A5
- #C2C8A1
- #B8C8A1
- #C8C0A1
- #C8A9A1
- #C8A1B1
- #C8A1C7
- #B1A1C8
You will find specific color values of Lilac on this page. For example, the Lilac HEX color code is #C8A2C8. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Lilac are:
- Lily color code is (193.0, 159.0, 179.0).
- Lucius Lilac color code is (186.0, 162.0, 206.0).
- Pastel Lilac color code is (189.0, 176.0, 208.0).
- Sailor Boy color code is (174.0, 187.0, 208.0).
- Mauve Magic color code is (191.0, 145.0, 178.0).
- Pastel Violet color code is (203.0, 153.0, 201.0).
- Blue Bell color code is (162.0, 162.0, 208.0).
- Pastel Blue color code is (174.0, 198.0, 207.0).
- Dripping Wisteria color code is (187.0, 153.0, 187.0).
- Classy Mauve color code is (187.0, 153.0, 170.0).
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