Lilac (colour)

**Lilac** is a light violet colour. It is named after the colour of the lilac flower.  The actual colour of the flowers of the plant may range from the colour of the lilac flowers shown at left to a richer or deeper colour.  These colours, such as _rich lilac_ and _deep lilac_, are shown in the colour chart below.

The first written use of _lilac_ as a colour name in English was in 1775.

## Meaning of lilac

- Lilac is a soft dainty colour that is often associated with grandparents or grandchildren and used on greeting cards addressed to grandparents or grandchildren.

## Tones of lilac and Persian lilac colour comparison charts

Some lilac flowers are coloured tones of lilac and other lilac flowers are coloured tones of red-violet.  Those lilac flowers that are coloured red-violet are said to be coloured Persian lilac.  Therefore, two different colour comparison charts are provided.

### Tones of lilac colour comparison chart

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|Source|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Pale Lilac|style = "background-color: #dcd0ff;"||#DCD0FF|220|208|255|255°|100%|91%|(Lilac (ISCC-NBS))|
|Light Lilac Bush|style = "background-color: #cfbaec;"||#CFBAEC|207|186|236|265°|57%|83%|(Lilac Bush Light (Xona.com color list))|
|**Lilac**|style = "background-color: #c8a2c8;"||**#CBA2C8**|**200**|**162**|**200**|**304°**|**28%**|**72%**|**(www.99colors.net)**|
|Mystic Lilac|style = "background-color: #b695c0; color:#ffffff"||#B695C0|182|149|192|286°|25%|67%|(Plochere)|
|Lilac Luster|style = "background-color: #ae98aa; color:#ffffff"||#AE98AA|174|152|170|311°|12%|64%|(Crayola Silver Swirls)|
|Bright Lilac|style = "background-color: #db91ef;"||#DB91EF|219|145|239|287°|75%|75%|(Lilac (Crayola Magic Scents))|
|Rich Lilac|style = "background-color: #b666d2; color:#ffffff"||#B666D2|182|102|210|284°|55%|61%|(Bright French Lilac) (Lilac (Pourpre.com))|
|Lilac Bush|style = "background-color: #9874d3; color:#ffffff"||#9874D3|152|116|211|263°|52%|64%|(Xona.com color list)|
|Deep Lilac|style = "background-color: #9955bb; color:#ffffff"||#9955BB|153|85|187|280°|43%|53%|(German Lilac) (www.99colors.net)|
|French Lilac|style = "background-color: #86608e; color:#ffffff"||#86608E|134|96|142|290°|19%|47%|(Mood Lilac) (ISCC-NBS)|
|Lilac Shadow|style = "background-color: #56365c; color:#ffffff"||#56365C|86|54|92|291°|26%|29%|(Plochere)|

### Tones of Persian lilac colour comparison chart

_See also red-violet_

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|Source|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Light Pale Red-Violet|style="background-color: #f0b7cd;"||#F0B7CD|240|183|205|337°|66%|83%|(Xona.com color list "Pale Violet-Red Light")|
|Light Red-Violet|style="background-color: #e79ec5;"||#E79EC5|231|94|197|328°|60%|76%|(Xona.com color list "Violet-Red Medium Light")|
|Light Royal Heath|style="background-color: #d987b9;"||#D987B9|217|135|185|323°|52%|69%|(Royal Heath Light (Xona.com color list))|
|Pale Red-Violet|style="background-color: #db7093;"||#DB7093|219|112|147|340°|60%|65%|(web color Pale Violet-Red)|
|Pale Persian Lilac|style = "background-color: #d597ae;"||#D597AE|213|15|174|338°|42%|71%|(Ridgway)|
|**Persian Lilac**|style = "background-color: #c17e91;"||**#C17E91**|**193**|**126**|**145**|**343°**|**35%**|**63%**|(ISCC-NBS)|
|English Lavender|style="background-color: #b48395;"||#B48395|180|131|149|338°|25%|61%|(Pantone TPX 17-3617)|
|Light Cosmic|style="background-color: #bb8caa;"||BB8CAA|187|140|170|322°|26%|64%|(Cosmic Light (Xona.com color list))|
|Light Disco|style="background-color: #c65ea0;"||C65EA0|198|94|160|322°|48%|57%||
|Royal Fuchsia|style="background-color: #ca2c92;"||#CA2C92|202|44|146|321°|64%|48%|(PerBang.dk)|
|Bright Red-Violet|style="background-color: #d02090;"||#D02090|208|32|144|322°|73%|47%|(Xona.com "Violet-Red")|
|Red-Violet|style="background-color: #c71585; color: #ffffff"||#C71585|199|21|133|322°|81%|43%|web color Medium Violet-Red|
|Medium Red-Violet|style="background-color: #bb3385; color: #ffffff"||#BB3385|187|51|133|324°|57%|47%|(Red-Violet (Crayola))|
|Royal Heath|style="background-color: #ab3472; color: #ffffff"||#AB3472|171|52|114|329°|53%|44%|(Xona.com color list)|
|Deep Medium Red-Violet|style="background-color: #a65e7e; color: #ffffff"||#A65E7E|166|94|126|333°|29%|51%|(Red-Violet Pantone TPX 17-1818)|

## Related pages

- List of colors