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{{About|the color||Lilac (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the color||Lilac (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Color}}
{{infobox color|title=Lilac|textcolor=white
{{infobox color
| title=Lilac
| hex=C8A2C8
| hex=C8A2C8
| image=[[File:Stockholm-lilac.jpg|[[Lilac]]s|150px]]
| image=[[File:Stockholm-lilac.jpg|[[Lilac]]s|150px]]
| r= 200|g= 162|b= 200
| c= 0|m=19|y= 0|k= 22
| h=300|s=19|v=78
| source=<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%23C8A2C8 web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #C8A2C8 (Lilac):]</ref>
| source=<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%23C8A2C8 web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #C8A2C8 (Lilac):]</ref>
| isccname=Light purple}}
| isccname=Light purple}}


'''Lilac''' is a color that is a pale [[violet (color)|violet]] tone representing the average color of most [[lilac]] [[flower]]s. It might also be described as dark [[mauve]] or light [[blue]]. 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]].
'''Lilac''' is a light shade of [[purple]] representing the average color of most [[lilac]] [[flower]]s. 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]].


The first recorded use of ''lilac'' as an [[English language|English]] color name was in 1775.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197</ref>
The first recorded use of the [[Terminology|term]] ''lilac'' as an [[English language|English]] color name was in 1775.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill p. 97</ref>

The color "lilac" has a specific book published in 2018 by Coloratura Publisher.<ref>de Caminha, Rafaela (2018). ''The Book of Colors: Lilac''. Pelotas: Editora Coloratura.</ref>


==Variations==
==Variations==


===Pale lilac===
===Pale lilac===
{{infobox color|
{{infobox color
title= Lilac (ISCC-NBS)|
|title= Lilac (Pale lavender)
hex= DCD0FF|
|hex= DCD0FF
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|isccname=Very light violet
r=220|g=208|b=255|
|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Pale lavender / #dcd0ff hex color |url=https://www.colorhexa.com/dcd0ff |website=ColorHexa |access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref>}}
c=14 |m=18 |y=0 |k= 0|
h=255|s=18 |v=100<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%23DCD0FF web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #DCD0FF (Pale Lilac):]</ref>|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-l.htm ISCC-NBS]|
⚫
isccname=Very light violet}}


'''Pale lilac''' is the color represented as ''lilac'' in the [[ISCC–NBS system|ISCC-NBS]] color list. The source of this color is sample 209 in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-l.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822091612/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-l.htm |archive-date=2017-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Pale lilac''' or '''Pale lavender''' is the color represented as ''lilac'' in the [[ISCC–NBS system|ISCC-NBS]] color list. The source of this color is sample 209 in the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-l.htm |title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - la through Lz |access-date=2011-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822091612/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-l.htm |archive-date=2017-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


[[File:Tetradenia_riparia_03.jpg|thumb|left|Pale lilac colored flowers of ''[[Tetradenia riparia]]'']]
[[File:Tetradenia_riparia_03.jpg|thumb|left|Pale lilac colored flowers of ''[[Tetradenia riparia]]'']]
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===Bright lilac===
===Bright lilac===
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[[File:Chrysopa sp. AF 1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Bright lilac flower]]
{{infobox color
{{infobox color
| title= Lilac (Crayola) |textcolor=white
|title=Lilac (Crayola)
| hex= D891EF
|hex=D891EF
| r= 216|g=145|b=239
| c= 10|m= 39|y= 0|k= 6|
h=285|s= 39|v=94<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%23D891EF web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #D891EF (Bright Lilac):]</ref>
|source=[[List of Crayola crayon colors#Magic Scent|Crayola]]
|source=[[List of Crayola crayon colors#Magic Scent|Crayola]]
|isccname=Brilliant purple}}
|isccname=Brilliant purple
}}

The color '''bright lilac''' (displayed on the right) is the color labeled ''lilac'' by [[Crayola]] in 1994 as one of the colors in its [[List of Crayola crayon colors#Magic Scent|Magic Scent]] specialty box of colors.
The color '''bright lilac''' (displayed on the right) is the color labeled ''lilac'' by [[Crayola]] in 1994 as one of the colors in its [[List of Crayola crayon colors#Magic Scent|Magic Scent]] specialty box of colors.

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[[File:Pseudomallada edwardsi AF 1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Bright lilac flower]]
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


===Rich lilac===
===Rich lilac===


{{infobox color|textcolor=white|
{{infobox color
title= Lilac (Pourpre.com)|
|title=Lilac (Pourpre.com)
hex= B666D2|
|hex=B666D2
r=182|g= 102|b=210|
c= 13|m= 51|y= 0|k= 18|
h=284|s= 51|v= 82<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%23B666D2 web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #B666D2 (Rich Lilac (Bright French Lilac)):]</ref>
|source=[http://pourpre.com/fr/dictionnaire/file/lilas Pourpre.com]
|source=[http://pourpre.com/fr/dictionnaire/file/lilas Pourpre.com]
|isccname=Vivid purple}}
|isccname=Vivid purple}}
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===French lilac===
===French lilac===
{{infobox color|textcolor=white|
{{infobox color
title= French Lilac|
|title=French Lilac
hex= 86608E|
|hex=86608E
r=134|g= 96|b=142|
c= 6|m= 32|y= 0|k= 44|
h=290|s= 32|v= 56<ref>[http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%2386608E web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #86608E (French Lilac):]</ref>
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-f.htm ISCC-NBS]
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-f.htm ISCC-NBS]
|isccname=Moderate purple}}
|isccname=Moderate purple}}


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|English]] was in 1814.<ref>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</ref>
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.<ref>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</ref>


The [[Color normalization|normalized color]] coordinates for french lilac are identical to [[Shades of purple#Pomp and Power|pomp and power]], first recorded as a color name in English in 1950.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1950 (2nd edition) McGraw-Hill</ref>
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


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==In culture==
==In culture==


Lilac was a color associated with the final stages of [[mourning]] in English and European cultures.<ref>{{Cite web|title = English Funeral and mourning clothing|url = http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-clothing.html|publisher = web.prm.ox.ac.uk|accessdate = 2017-04-13|first = Alison|last = Petch}}</ref>
Lilac was a color associated with the final stages of [[mourning]] in English and European cultures.<ref>{{Cite web|title = English Funeral and mourning clothing|url = http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-clothing.html|publisher = web.prm.ox.ac.uk|access-date = 2017-04-13|first = Alison|last = Petch}}</ref>

Effect [[Lilac chaser]].

Book and film [[Lilac Ball]].


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 20:02, 6 June 2024

This article is about the color. For other uses, see Lilac (disambiguation).
Lilac
 
Lilacs
About these coordinates     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]
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (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, or 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.[2]

Variations

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Pale lilac

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Lilac (Pale lavender)
 
About these coordinates     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[3]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery 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

Bright lilac

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Lilac (Crayola)
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant 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

Rich lilac

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Lilac (Pourpre.com)
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourcePourpre.com
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid 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

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French Lilac
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate 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

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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

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Lilac was a color associated with the final stages of mourning in English and European cultures.[7]

Effect Lilac chaser.

Book and film Lilac Ball.

See also

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References

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  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.
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  • The dictionary definition of lilac at Wiktionary
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