Lilac is a pale violet tone color that represents the average color of most lilac flowers.
What color is Lilac?
Lilac color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Lilac is #C8A2C8, and the RGB color code is RGB(200, 162, 200).
In the RGB color model, Lilac has a red value of 200, a green value of 162, and a blue value of 200. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 19.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 21.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 25.7 % saturation, and 71.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Lilac has a hue of 300° (degrees), 19.0 % saturation and 78.4 % brightness/value.
Lilac is cool or warm?
The color Lilac is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Lilac? (For interior and product design)
Lilac has an LRV of nearly 42.3. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 42.3 of Lilac with dark and light color
Is Lilac Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Lilac meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Lilac color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #C8A2C8
- Red
- C8
- Green
- A2
- Blue
- C8
- Red
- 200 (78.4%)
- Green
- 162 (63.5%)
- Blue
- 200 (78.4%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 19.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 21.57%
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 25.68 %
- Lightness
- 70.98 %
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 19.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 78.43 %
- Red
- 38 (14.8%)
- Yellow
- 41 (16.0%)
- Blue
- 56 (22.1%)
- Hue
- 300°
- Whiteness
- 63.53 %
- Blackness
- 21.57 %
- Cyan
- 21.57%
- Magenta
- 36.47%
- Yellow
- 21.57%
- X
- 47.17
- Y
- 42.29
- Z
- 60.32
- Y1
- 42.29
- X
- 0.31
- Y2
- 0.28
- L
- 71.07
- A
- 20.55
- B
- -14.14
- L
- 71.07
- C
- 24.94
- H
- 325.47
- L
- 71.07
- U
- 19.31
- V
- -24.98
- L
- 65.03
- A
- 15.66
- B
- -9.47
- LRV
- ~ 42.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 8.4P 7.0/4.9
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Lilac
These are the named colors closest to Lilac , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
Lilac color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Lilac to RAL Design
Pantone TCX
Lilac color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Lilac to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Lilac color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Lilac to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Lilac
These are the real paint colors closest to Lilac from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Lilac once it is on a wall.
Valspar
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Lilac to Valspar
Behr
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Lilac to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Lilac to Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin Williams
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Lilac to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Lilac to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Lilac to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Lilac color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Lilac to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Lilac - #C8A2C8 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Lilac - #C8A2C8?
Color that best contrast with Lilac - #C8A2C8 is #A2C8A2, color name is Dark Sea Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Lilac - #C8A2C8?
Complementary or Opposite color for Lilac - #C8A2C8 is #A2C8A2, color name is Dark Sea Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Lilac - #C8A2C8 Color Images and Patterns
