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#AC8AAD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #AC8AAD

With the hex code #AC8AAD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 54% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BAD8A, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.99:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red172
Green138
Blue173

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 19.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AC8AAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8AAD.
3.00:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8AAD.
6.99:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC8AAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC8AAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8892AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F96AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE8D96

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC8AAD?

With the hex code #AC8AAD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 54% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AC8AAD?

Use black text. Black on #AC8AAD has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AC8AAD?

Its complementary colour is #8BAD8A, and analogous partners are #9B8AAD and #AD8A9D.