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lilac-purple

lilac-purple

3.8
A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone
  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪlæk ˈpɜrpl/
translation icon : púrpura liláceo
  • She wore a dress that was a lovely shade of lilac-purple for the spring wedding.

Examples

  • The walls of the bedroom are painted in a soft lilac-purple that creates a calming atmosphere.

  • When you mix the two, you get a lilac purple shift.

  • Love the shade name, love this lilac purple color.

  • The garden was filled with flowers of lilac-purple hues, attracting butterflies and bees.

Synonyms

purple
vslilac-purple
229 1.0

Having a color between red and blue like violet

is a lighter, flowerlike version with small pink or blue tints
mauve
vslilac-purple
10 5.8

A pale purple color with a slight pink or blue tint

is paler and balances the bluish and pinkish hints evenly
lilac
vslilac-purple
4 2.8

A pale purple color like the flowers of a spring bush

is similar but adds a slight pink or blue hint
lilac-colored
vslilac-purple
  • US
3.4

A pale, light purple color that looks soft

is paler and balances a faint pink and blue tint
Persian lilac
vslilac-purple
5.6

A pale purple colour like the tree's flowers

is lighter and carries both a tiny pink and blue tint
purple-lilac
vslilac-purple
5.2

A light lavender color with a hint of deeper purple

is paler and mixes small amounts of pink and blue
purplish-lilac
vslilac-purple
5.7

A pale purple color like pink and blue mixed lightly

is lighter and keeps both faint pink and blue influences
bluish-lilac
vslilac-purple
3.9

A pale purple color with a little blue in it

is paler and combines both faint pink and blue tints
blue-lilac
vslilac-purple
4.6

A light purple color with a touch of blue

is lighter and shows both slight pink and slight blue notes
bluish-purple
vslilac-purple
3.0

A purple color with a little blue mixed in

is paler and balances tiny blue and pink touches
violet-purple
vslilac-purple
3.2

A color between violet and purple

is lighter and adds a subtle pink or blue hint
violet-tinted
vslilac-purple
4.0

Having a light violet colour

is paler and blends that faint violet with a slight pink
violet-tinged
vslilac-purple
4.9

A light color with a small touch of violet

is paler and mixes that touch with a soft pink suggestion
violet-colored
vslilac-purple
3.0

Having a purple color between blue and red

is lighter and introduces a faint pink presence alongside blue
purple-tinted
vslilac-purple
3.7

Having a slight purple color

is that wash but paler and with slight pink and blue tones
purple-tinged
vslilac-purple
4.2

Having a slight purple color

is that slight addition but lighter and blossomlike in tone
lavender
vslilac-purple
2.4

Having a pale purple color like small garden flowers

is paler and shifts slightly toward pink or blue at edges
blue-purple
vslilac-purple
3.2

Purple with a touch of blue

is lighter and shows a subtle mix of pink and blue influence
pink-purple
vslilac-purple
2.2

A purple color with a little pink

is paler and combines that pink shade with a soft blue hint
pinkish-purple
vslilac-purple
2.7

A light purple color with a touch of pink

is paler and adds both slight pink and slight blue to the mix
pinkish-lavender
vslilac-purple
3.7

A light purple with a soft pink tinge

is similarly soft but includes a faint blue balance alongside the pink
rose-lilac
vslilac-purple
5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

is paler and balances that warmth with a slight bluish hint
rosy-purple
vslilac-purple
2.3

A purple shade with a pink tint

is paler and keeps both small pink and blue influences rather than strong red
rose-purple
vslilac-purple
4.2

A purple color with a slight pink shade

is generally paler and includes both subtle blue and pink subtleties

How Purple

purple
229 1.0
violet
2 1.6
mauve
10 5.8
lilac-purple
3.8
lavender
2.4

Surface Forms

lilac-purple positive
lilac-purplish positive

Morphology

lilac-purple = lilac + purple (transparent) = lilac + purple

A straightforward compound of two colour terms: the meaning is directly the purple shade influenced by lilac.

Etymology

The word lilac-purple comes from the small scented flower lilac, which is known for its soft pale purple colour, and the word purple. So, it means 'a light purple like the lilac flower'.