Crossword Dictionary
lilac
lavender, lilac, lilac-colored - a
of a pale purple color
Lilac is a color that is a pale violet tone representing the average color of most lilac flowers. It can also be described as dark mauveor 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.
The first recorded use of lilac as an English color name was in 1775.
Lilac and lavender are two different colors. They are both pale shades of purple but lilac has a pink tint to it, while lavender has a blue tint.
On the hex color chart used by web designers and designers, lilac and lavender are noticeably different. Colloquially, however, the two colors are considered very similar and the names are sometimes used interchangeably. Part of the reason for this is that people tend to associate lavender with the color of a lavender flower, which is much closer in appearance to lilac than its web color. The lavender hex code is #E6E6FA.