Lilac | |
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Hex triplet | #C8A2C8 |
sRGB (r, g, b) | (200, "162," 200) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (300°, 19%, 78%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (71, "32," 308°) |
Source | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light purple |
B: Normalized——to ※ (byte) |
Lilac is a light shade of purple 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,/deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet.
The first recorded use of the term lilac as an English color name was in 1775.
Variations※
Pale lilac※
Lilac (Pale lavender) | |
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Hex triplet | #DCD0FF |
sRGB (r, g, b) | (220, 208, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (255°, 18%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (86, 37, 276°) |
Source | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light violet |
B: Normalized to ※ (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).
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Lilac (Crayola) | |
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Hex triplet | #D891EF |
sRGB (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 ※ (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.
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Lilac (Pourpre.com) | |
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Hex triplet | #B666D2 |
sRGB (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 ※ (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 | |
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Hex triplet | #86608E |
sRGB (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 ※ (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.
The normalized color coordinates for french lilac are identical to pomp and power, first recorded as a color name in English in 1950.
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.
Effect Lilac chaser.
Book and film Lilac Ball.
See also※
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 p. 97
- ^ "Pale lavender / #dcd0ff hex color". ColorHexa. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1950 (2nd edition) McGraw-Hill
- ^ 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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