Digital swatch #9955BB 153 · 85 · 187

Dull Purple

Deep lilac

Deep lilacen

Deep lilac is the English color name catalogued for #9955BB (RGB 153, 85, 187), a dull purple. Its closest named colors in other languages are 紫 (Japanese) and Ametista (Portuguese).

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Chinese 中紫紅 #9370DB · ΔE 13.4 French Améthyste #884DA7 · ΔE 7.9 English Amethyst #9966CC · ΔE 7.5 Italian Ametista #884DA7 · ΔE 7.9 Spanish Lavanda #B57EDC · ΔE 15.5 Portuguese Ametista #9966CC · ΔE 7.5 Japanese 紫 #A260BF · ΔE 5.5
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