Lilac (color)

Lilac
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #C8A2C8
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (200, 162, 200)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 19, 0, 22)
HSV       (h, s, v) (300°, 19%, 78%)
Source [1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Lilac (#C8A2C8)
#C8A2C8

Lilac is a color that is a pale violet tone representing the average color of most lilac flowers. It might also be described as dark mauve or light purple. The colors of some lilac flowers may be equivalent to the colors shown below as pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. There are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet.

The first recorded use of lilac as an English color name was in 1775.[2]

Variations

Pale lilac

Lilac (ISCC-NBS)
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DCD0FF
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (220, 208, 255)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (14, 18, 0, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (255°, 18%, 100[3]%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Pale lilac is the color that is represented as lilac in the ISCC-NBS color list. The source of this color is sample 209 in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955).[4]

Sophie Gengembre Anderson: The Time of the Lilacs

Bright lilac

Bright lilac flower
Lilac (Crayola)
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D891EF
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (216, 145, 239)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (10, 39, 0, 6)
HSV       (h, s, v) (285°, 39%, 94[5]%)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color bright lilac is displayed at right. This is the color called lilac by Crayola in 1994 as one of the colors in its Magic Scent specialty box of colors.

Rich lilac

Lilac (Pourpre.com)
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #B666D2
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (182, 102, 210)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (13, 51, 0, 18)
HSV       (h, s, v) (284°, 51%, 82[6]%)
Source Pourpre.com
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Rich lilac, the rich tone of lilac called lilac in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list popular in France, is shown at right. Another name for this color is bright French lilac.

French lilac

French Lilac
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #86608E
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (134, 96, 142)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (6, 32, 0, 44)
HSV       (h, s, v) (290°, 32%, 56[7]%)
Source ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color French lilac is displayed at right.

This color was formulated for use in interior design when a medium dark violet color is desired.

The first recorded use of French lilac as a color name in English was in 1814.[8]

In nature

The lilac-breasted roller is a member of the roller family of birds. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

In culture

Lilac was a color associated with the final stages of mourning in English and European cultures.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #C8A2C8 (Lilac):
  2. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197
  3. ↑ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #DCD0FF (Pale Lilac):
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #D891EF (Bright Lilac):
  6. ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #B666D2 (Rich Lilac (Bright French Lilac)):
  7. ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #86608E (French Lilac):
  8. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of French Lilac: Page 111 Plate 44 Color Sample H7
  9. ↑ Petch, Alison. "English Funeral and mourning clothing". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  • The dictionary definition of lilac at Wiktionary
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