Lilac (color)

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Lilac
 
Stockholm-lilac.jpg
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #C8A2C8
sRGB B (r, g, b)(200, 162, 200)
HSV (h, s, v)(300°, 19%, 78%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(71, 32, 308°)
Source [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Light purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Lilac is a color that is a pale violet tone representing the average color of most lilac flowers. The colors of some lilac flowers may be equivalent to the colors shown below as pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet.

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

Variations

Pale lilac

Lilac (Pale lavender)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DCD0FF
sRGB B (r, g, b)(220, 208, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)(255°, 18%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(86, 37, 276°)
Source [3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Very light violet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pale lilac or Pale lavender is the color 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]

Pale lilac colored flowers of Tetradenia riparia Tetradenia riparia 03.jpg
Pale lilac colored flowers of Tetradenia riparia

Bright lilac

Lilac (Crayola)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D891EF
sRGB B (r, g, b)(216, 145, 239)
HSV (h, s, v)(285°, 39%, 94%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(70, 72, 296°)
Source Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor Brilliant purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color bright lilac (displayed on the right) is the color labeled lilac by Crayola in 1994 as one of the colors in its Magic Scent specialty box of colors.

Bright lilac flower Pseudomallada edwardsi AF 1.jpg
Bright lilac flower

Rich lilac

Lilac (Pourpre.com)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #B666D2
sRGB B (r, g, b)(182, 102, 210)
HSV (h, s, v)(284°, 51%, 82%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(56, 80, 294°)
Source Pourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Rich lilac, a rich tone of lilac labeled lilac at Pourpre.com (a popular French color list), is shown at right. Another name for this color is bright French lilac.

French lilac

French Lilac
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #86608E
sRGB B (r, g, b)(134, 96, 142)
HSV (h, s, v)(290°, 32%, 56%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(46, 36, 300°)
Source ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor Moderate purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color French lilac is displayed at right. This color was formulated for use in interior design, where a medium dark violet color is desired. The first recorded use of French lilac as a color name in the English language was in 1814. [5]

The normalized color coordinates for french lilac are identical to pomp and power, first recorded as a color name in English in 1950. [6]

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. [7]

See also

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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 p. 97
  3. "Pale lavender / #dcd0ff hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - la through Lz". Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  5. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 195; Color Sample of French Lilac: p. 111 Plate 44 Color Sample H7
  6. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1950 (2nd edition) McGraw-Hill
  7. Petch, Alison. "English Funeral and mourning clothing". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-13.