Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pastel Lilac

Pastel Lilac is a muted purple color with HEX #BDB0D0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 189, 176, 208, HSL 264, 25%, 75%, cool temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#BDB0D0 purple cool muted
HEX #BDB0D0
RGB rgb(189, 176, 208)
HSL hsl(264 25% 75%)
CMYK cmyk(9, 15, 0, 18)
Luminance 0.4642
Contrast Black 10.28:1White 2.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-lilac: #BDB0D0;
.bg-pastel-lilac { background-color: #BDB0D0; }
.text-pastel-lilac { color: #BDB0D0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4642
Black text10.28:1AA Pass
White text2.04:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "rgb": [
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    176,
    208
  ],
  "hsl": [
    264,
    25,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    9,
    15,
    0,
    18
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4642,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#AFB3CF",
    "#CCAFCF"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#CFBCAF",
    "#AFCFBC"
  ],
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    "#CFAFB3",
    "#C2CFAF",
    "#AFCFCC"
  ],
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    "#CFCCAF",
    "#B3CFAF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#ECE9F2",
    "#BDB0D0",
    "#8C76AD"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#ECE9F2",
  "dark": "#8C76AD",
  "saturated": "#B9A1DD",
  "desaturated": "#BFBDC1",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#CBA8FF"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#C2CFAF",
    "#AFB3CF",
    "#CCAFCF"
  ],
  "avoid": [
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    "#ECE9F2"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#ECE9F2",
    "#BFBDC1"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/wcag/pastel-lilac",
      "/css/colors/pastel-lilac",
      "/hex/bdb0d0"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Pastel Lilac",
  "hex": "#BDB0D0",
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    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
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      "softness",
      "care",
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    ],
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      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
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      "high-contrast operational alerts"
    ]
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  },
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  "temperature": "cool",
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    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#CBA8FF"
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      "#AFB3CF",
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      "#ECE9F2"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Lilac Color

Pastel Lilac sits in the purple family with cool temperature and muted visual character. Pastel Lilac is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Pastel Lilac is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Pastel Lilac accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #BDB0D0.Pastel Lilac CSS utilitiesUse Pastel Lilac in CSS variables and utility classes.#BDB0D0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pastel Lilac paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pastel Lilac.Pastel Lilac harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Lilac against black and white text.

Black text10.28:1AA Pass
White text2.04:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Heather#B7A1C7
Lilac#C8A2C8
Silver#C0C0C0
Wisteria#C9A0DC
Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Color Harmonies

#C2CFAF#C2CFAF
#AFB3CF#AFB3CF
#CCAFCF#CCAFCF
#CFBCAF#CFBCAF
#AFCFBC#AFCFBC
Open full Pastel Lilac harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#ECE9F2#ECE9F2
#8C76AD#8C76AD
#B9A1DD#B9A1DD
#BFBDC1#BFBDC1
White#FFFFFF
#CBA8FF#CBA8FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#C2CFAF#C2CFAF
#AFB3CF#AFB3CF
#CCAFCF#CCAFCF
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5