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Pastel Lilac Palette

Pastel Lilac Palette: #BDB0D0, #C2CFAF, #AFB3CF, #CCAFCF. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pastel Lilac Palette assigns primary #BDB0D0, secondary #C2CFAF, surface #AFB3CF, background #CCAFCF, accent #000000. The set spans Purple, Green, Blue, and Pink families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #C2CFAF at 0.5919; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Purple palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

Pastel Lilac Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#BDB0D0Pastel Lilac
Secondary#C2CFAF#C2CFAF
Surface#AFB3CF#AFB3CF
Background#CCAFCF#CCAFCF
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pastel-lilac-primary: #BDB0D0;
--palette-pastel-lilac-secondary: #C2CFAF;
--palette-pastel-lilac-surface: #AFB3CF;
--palette-pastel-lilac-background: #CCAFCF;
--palette-pastel-lilac-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Pastel Lilac Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#BDB0D0
Black 10.28:1 · White 2.04:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C2CFAF
Black 12.84:1 · White 1.64:1
Best #000000
Surface#AFB3CF
Black 10.17:1 · White 2.06:1
Best #000000
Background#CCAFCF
Black 10.6:1 · White 1.98:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pastel Lilac Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Pastel Lilac Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Pastel Lilac Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4642
Black text10.28:1AA Pass
White text2.04:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BDB0D0",
    "name": "Pastel Lilac"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C2CFAF",
    "name": "#C2CFAF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#AFB3CF",
    "name": "#AFB3CF"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CCAFCF",
    "name": "#CCAFCF"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BDB0D0",
    "name": "Pastel Lilac",
    "blackContrast": 10.28,
    "whiteContrast": 2.04,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C2CFAF",
    "name": "#C2CFAF",
    "blackContrast": 12.84,
    "whiteContrast": 1.64,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#AFB3CF",
    "name": "#AFB3CF",
    "blackContrast": 10.17,
    "whiteContrast": 2.06,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CCAFCF",
    "name": "#CCAFCF",
    "blackContrast": 10.6,
    "whiteContrast": 1.98,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pastel lilac palette",
  "generated palette",
  "purple palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pastel-lilac-primary: #BDB0D0;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-secondary: #C2CFAF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-surface: #AFB3CF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-background: #CCAFCF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-lilac",
  "name": "Pastel Lilac Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pastel-lilac",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pastel Lilac, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pastel Lilac Palette combines primary #BDB0D0, secondary #C2CFAF, surface #AFB3CF, background #CCAFCF, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a purple palette, green palette, blue palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
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    "generated palette",
    "purple palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BDB0D0",
      "slug": "pastel-lilac",
      "name": "Pastel Lilac",
      "rgb": [
        189,
        176,
        208
      ],
      "hsl": [
        264,
        25,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        9,
        15,
        0,
        18
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4642,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.28,
        "white": 2.04
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-lilac/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2CFAF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C2CFAF",
      "rgb": [
        194,
        207,
        175
      ],
      "hsl": [
        84,
        25,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        15,
        19
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5919,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.84,
        "white": 1.64
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#AFB3CF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#AFB3CF",
      "rgb": [
        175,
        179,
        207
      ],
      "hsl": [
        233,
        25,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        15,
        14,
        0,
        19
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4586,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.17,
        "white": 2.06
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCAFCF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CCAFCF",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        175,
        207
      ],
      "hsl": [
        294,
        25,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        15,
        0,
        19
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.48,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.6,
        "white": 1.98
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BDB0D0",
      "name": "Pastel Lilac"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2CFAF",
      "name": "#C2CFAF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#AFB3CF",
      "name": "#AFB3CF"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCAFCF",
      "name": "#CCAFCF"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BDB0D0",
      "name": "Pastel Lilac",
      "blackContrast": 10.28,
      "whiteContrast": 2.04,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2CFAF",
      "name": "#C2CFAF",
      "blackContrast": 12.84,
      "whiteContrast": 1.64,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#AFB3CF",
      "name": "#AFB3CF",
      "blackContrast": 10.17,
      "whiteContrast": 2.06,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCAFCF",
      "name": "#CCAFCF",
      "blackContrast": 10.6,
      "whiteContrast": 1.98,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pastel-lilac-primary: #BDB0D0;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-secondary: #C2CFAF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-surface: #AFB3CF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-background: #CCAFCF;\n--palette-pastel-lilac-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-lilac.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-lilac.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pastel-lilac/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-lilac.json"
}
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