Lilac `#CEA2FD`

Lilac (#CEA2FD) is a light, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 306°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.134. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.

Color values

HEX	`#CEA2FD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 162, 253)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 96%, 81%)`
HSV	`hsv(269, 36%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(73.6 33.3 -39.2)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.785 0.134 306)`

How Lilac behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Lilac shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #d49eee — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #d4a3f8 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #cea2fd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #cea3ff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 2.06:1 and against black 10.21:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Lilac

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#f6eeff · #cea2fd · #b68ce1 · #8e69b4 · #684789 · #452760

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#d5deff · #cac3ff · #cea2fd · #ca8bd5 · #c177ac · #b26686

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#cea2fd · #bd899a · #8c69b1 · #97385f · #523270 · #46182a

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#e3d6f2 · #cea2fd · #83a541 · #816b99 · #604d75 · #3f334d

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#eff4e7 · #cea2fd · #a199ab · #5c6057 · #2b2333 · #010100

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#eff4e9 · #c6ccbf · #999f91 · #202715 · #030600 · #cea2fd

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#e2deb8 · #cea2fd · #28a041 · #6f61aa · #353b2c · #07072a

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ebf7da · #cea2fd · #b19d49 · #007241 · #2f2600 · #000601

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ffefdf · #cea2fd · #ca8f51 · #006e66 · #002e2a · #150600

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffede9 · #cea2fd · #d6846e · #4e6a00 · #002d36 · #010400

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#D5AFFF · #DCBDFF · #E3CBFF · #EAD8FF · #F1E5FF

Shades

#AA82D3 · #8764AB · #664685 · #462B60 · #29113E

Muted

#C9A8EF · #C5ADE1 · #C0B2D2

Using Lilac

Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.