Nearest-color comparison

Wisteria vs Lilac

Wisteria and Lilac are different purple and pink colors with HEX values #C9A0DC and #C8A2C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20.1, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Wisteria and Lilac are very close colors. Wisteria is the lighter option. Lilac reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Wisteria#C9A0DC

Lilac#C8A2C8

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Wisteria and Lilac across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance20.1

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0044

Hue delta19 deg

Lighter colorWisteria

More saturatedWisteria

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Wisteria

Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Lilac, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C9A0DC RGB201, 160, 220 HSL281, 46, 75 CMYK9, 27, 0, 14 Luminance0.4273 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Lilac

Lilac is #C8A2C8, a warm pink color with muted character. Compared with Wisteria, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C8A2C8 RGB200, 162, 200 HSL300, 26, 71 CMYK0, 19, 0, 22 Luminance0.4229 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Wisteria or Lilac

Choose WisteriaWisteria is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C9A0DC.

Choose LilacLilac is better when the design needs muted pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C8A2C8.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyWisteriaLilac

HEX#C9A0DC#C8A2C8

RGB201, 160, 220200, 162, 200

HSL281, 46, 75300, 26, 71

CMYK9, 27, 0, 140, 19, 0, 22

FamilyPurplePink

TemperatureCoolWarm

ToneBalancedMuted

Luminance0.42730.4229

Black contrast9.55:19.46:1

White contrast2.2:12.22:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Wisteriablack text - 9.55:1

Lilacblack text - 9.46:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Wisteria#C9A0DC

Lilac#C8A2C8

#F0E5F5#F0E5F5

#EADCEA#EADCEA

#B4DDA2#B4DDA2

#A2C8A2#A2C8A2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "rgb": [
      201,
      160,
      220
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    "hsl": [
      281,
      46,
      75
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      9,
      27,
      0,
      14
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4273,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.55,
      "white": 2.2
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
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        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.55
    },
    "description": "Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Lilac, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/wisteria/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wisteria.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "lilac",
    "name": "Lilac",
    "hex": "#C8A2C8",
    "rgb": [
      200,
      162,
      200
    ],
    "hsl": [
      300,
      26,
      71
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      19,
      0,
      22
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4229,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.46,
      "white": 2.22
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.46
    },
    "description": "Lilac is #C8A2C8, a warm pink color with muted character. Compared with Wisteria, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lilac/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lilac.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 20.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 19,
    "saturation": 20,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0044,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Wisteria",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Wisteria"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Wisteria",
      "background": "#C9A0DC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.55
    },
    {
      "color": "Lilac",
      "background": "#C8A2C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.46
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Wisteria is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C9A0DC.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Lilac is better when the design needs muted pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C8A2C8.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/wisteria-vs-lilac.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wisteria.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lilac.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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