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Pastel Lilac

ليلكي باستيل

Color codes

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HSL
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CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
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Relative luminance0.6755
Purple Pastel ColorsCool Colors Cool

Shades of Pastel Lilac

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Darker

Tints mixed with white

Tones mixed with gray

Color harmonies

Complementary

Opposite on the wheel (180°): maximum contrast for accents.

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Analogous

Neighbors 30° apart: calm and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues 120° apart: vibrant yet balanced.

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Split-complementary

The base plus the two neighbors of its complement: contrast with less tension.

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Tetradic

Four hues 90° apart: rich, best with one dominant color.

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Monochromatic

One hue in several lightness levels: elegant and consistent.

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Contrast and readability

White text1.45:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text14.51:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.45:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black13.05:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Pastel Lilac

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About Pastel Lilac

Pastel Lilac (#DCD0FF) is a very light, highly saturated color from the Purple family with a cool character. It is made of 220 red, 208 green and 255 blue (hsl(255, 100%, 91%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, so dark text reads best on it.

Suggested uses

  • page and card backgrounds
  • walls in bright, airy rooms
  • calm, trustworthy or technical themes

Reading the codes

In HEX, #DCD0FF stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 220, 208 and 255 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 255°, 100% saturation and 91% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#CCCCFFPeriwinkle#D3C4E3Soft Lavender#D8BFD8Thistle#E6E6FALavender#E0B0FFMauve#C4C3D0Lavender Gray#C9A0DCWisteria#C8A2C8Lilac#F8C8DCPastel Pink#B0C4DELight Steel Blue

Palettes with this color

Lavender Fields#F3EEFC #E0D4F7 #C3B1E1 #9D8EC7 #6A5D8FSpring Morning#FBF8CC #FDE4CF #FFCFD2 #F1C0E8 #CFBAF0Cotton Candy#FFC8DD #FFAFCC #BDE0FE #A2D2FF #CDB4DBDenim Days#F1F1EE #C8D3E0 #6C8EBF #2F4F7F #1A2238

Tools for this color

Shades GeneratorGenerate tints, tones, lighter and darker shades and saturation variations.Contrast CheckerAccurate WCAG contrast ratio with AA/AAA results and accessible suggestions.Color Harmony GeneratorComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary and monochromatic harmonies.Color Blindness SimulatorApproximate protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia simulations.

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code of Pastel Lilac?
The HEX code of Pastel Lilac is #DCD0FF. In RGB it is rgb(220, 208, 255) and in HSL hsl(255, 100%, 91%).
Which text color works on Pastel Lilac?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 on Pastel Lilac and black text 14.51:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Lilac?
Rotating the hue of Pastel Lilac by 180° gives #F3FFD0, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Pastel Lilac in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Pastel Lilac is cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 0%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.