Lilac (color)

Variations

Pale lilac

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).

Bright lilac

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

Rich lilac

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

French lilac

The color French lilac is displayed adjacent. 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.

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.

Effect lilac chaser.

Book and film Lilac Ball.

References

References

1. Forret, Peter. "RGB Color Converter #C8A2C8".
2. Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill p. 97
3. "Pale lavender / #dcd0ff hex color".
4. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - la through Lz".
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6. 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
7. Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York: 1950 (2nd edition) McGraw-Hill
8. Petch, Alison. "English Funeral and mourning clothing". England: The Other Within: Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum.