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Lilac is a color that is a pale shade of violet. It might also be described as light purple. The actual color of the flower of some Lilac flowers is a much deeper color, equivalent to the color shown below as deep lilac.
Lilac (#C8A2C8)
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Lilac
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| Hex triplet | #C8A2C8 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (200, 162, 200) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (300°, 19%, 78%) |
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| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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At right is displayed the color lilac.
Deep Lilac
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| Hex triplet | #9955BB | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (153, 85, 187) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (270°, 68%, 67%) |
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| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The color deep lilac is displayed at right.
This deeper shade of lilac is the color usually described as lilac in Europe, as opposed to the paler color lilac shown above.
Lilac in human culture
- In academic dress, lilac symbolizes a doctoral degree in dentistry.
- In the Hispanic flag, the three maltese crosses that represent the three ships of Columbus are colored deep lilac.
See also
- List of colors
- Lavender
- Lilac (plant)
- Lilac chaser (illusion of visual perception)
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| Mauve | Periwinkle | Persian indigo | Purple | Thistle | Violet | Wisteria | |||
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