purple lilac
Light violet shade
Purple lilac is a soft violet color, the shade of common lilac blossoms—lighter and more muted than purple, with a pinkish cast.
The term appears in fashion, interior design, and paint colors: The bridesmaids wore purple lilac dresses.
Sometimes shortened to simply lilac when the color is meant.
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- mauveGrayish pale violet
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
spring · bush · shrub · bouquet · flower arrangement · fresh cut · pastel · flowers · garden · scent · perfume · May · petals · clusters · cottage garden · wisteria · romantic · soft
- lilacs
- New HampshireConcord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua, Dover
- state symbolsstate flag, state bird, state flower, state tree, state animal
color saturation/intensity
purple lilacroyal purple
Rich violet shade
eggplant · aubergine · grape · imperial purple · vivid purple