Lilac (color)
| Lilac | |
|---|---|
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C8A2C8 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (200, 162, 200) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (300°, 19%, 78%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (71, 32, 308°) |
| Source | [1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Lilac (#C8A2C8)
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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) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (255°, 18%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (86, 37, 276°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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).[3]
Bright lilac
| Lilac (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #D891EF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (216, 145, 239) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (285°, 39%, 94%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (70, 72, 296°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (284°, 51%, 82%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (56, 80, 294°) |
| Source | Pourpre.com |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (290°, 32%, 56%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (46, 36, 300°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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.[4]
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.[5]
See also
- List of colors
- Lavender
- Lilac (plant)
- Lilac chaser (illusion of visual perception)
References
- ^ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #C8A2C8 (Lilac):
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197
- ^ [1]
- ^ 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
- ^ Petch, Alison. "English Funeral and mourning clothing". web.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
External links
The dictionary definition of lilac at Wiktionary
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