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#AA8BB5 is closest to Enchanted Lilac in our library. Enchanted Lilac (#AA8BB5) is a medium, muted purple with a cool feel. It has a hue angle of 284° and a lightness of 68%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

#AA8BB5≈ Enchanted Lilac
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What Enchanted Lilac looks like, feels like and where it works.

Description

Enchanted Lilac (#AA8BB5) is a medium, muted purple with a cool feel. It has a hue angle of 284° and a lightness of 68%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

Psychology

Purple mixes the energy of red with the calm of blue. It suggests imagination, creativity and luxury; soft lavenders feel romantic, deep violets feel premium. As a mid-toned shade, Enchanted Lilac sits comfortably in the middle: present but not heavy.

Meaning

Purple has long stood for royalty, ceremony and spirituality, and today for creativity and individuality.

Why use this color

Enchanted Lilac is an easy supporting color. Dark text is easy to read on it, so it works as a surface, highlight or card background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

Applications
  • Beauty and wellness
  • Creative tools and entertainment
  • Premium and luxury positioning
  • Gradients paired with blue or pink
History

Tyrian purple, made from sea snails, was so costly it became tied to emperors. In 1856 William Perkin accidentally made mauveine, the first synthetic dye, and purple became affordable.

Accessibility

White text on Enchanted Lilac has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 (fails); black text has 7.06:1 (AAA). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Do not rely on color alone to carry meaning: pair it with text, an icon or a pattern.

ShadesMixed with black: darker and richer.
TintsMixed with white: lighter and softer.
TonesMixed with gray: quieter and less saturated.
HuesThe same lightness and strength, turned around the wheel.
TemperaturesPushed cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
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#AA8BB5
Typical visionAs most people see it
#8694B7
ProtanopiaReduced sensitivity to red
#8D97B4
DeuteranopiaReduced sensitivity to green
#AA909A
TritanopiaReduced sensitivity to blue
#969696
AchromatopsiaNo color, only light and dark

These are approximations to help you check that meaning never depends on color alone. Real vision varies from person to person.

White textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
2.97:1
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Normal textFailFail
Large textFailFail
Black textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
7.06:1
AAAAA
Normal textAAAAA
Large textAAAAA
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