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#AC8CAA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AC8CAA

#AC8CAA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 55% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.0); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8CAC8E — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AC8CAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green140
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 18.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #AC8CAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8CAA.
2.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8CAA.
7.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC8CAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC8CAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B93AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9297A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE8E96

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC8CAA?

#AC8CAA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 55% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AC8CAA?

Use black text. Black on #AC8CAA has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AC8CAA?

Its complementary colour is #8CAC8E, and analogous partners are #9E8CAC and #AC8C9A.