RAL Design

RAL 170 80 10

Whisper Lilac

RAL 170 80 10 Whisper Lilac occupies hue 170, lightness 80, and a gentle chroma of 10, yielding a soft lilac tone that warms light surfaces with the delicate atmospheric colour of lilac blossoms at dawn. It is a go-to specification for nursery interiors, bridal boutique walls, and pastel-forward colour schemes in residential design. The high lightness and restrained chroma make it a versatile backdrop that pairs with both warm and cool accent colours.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C4B8CC
RGBrgb(196, 184, 204)
HSLhsl(276°, 16%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 20%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue170°
Lightness80
Chroma10

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
196
G
184
B
204
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.9:1Fail
Black text
11.1:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)76
a* (Green-Red)8
b* (Blue-Yellow)-9
L* (LCh)76
C* (Chroma)12
h° (Hue)313°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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1.9:1
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1.5:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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