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#AC8EAD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #AC8EAD

#AC8EAD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 56% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 9.5), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FAD8E (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green142
Blue173

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.0

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

Text on #AC8EAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8EAD.
2.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AC8EAD.
7.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC8EAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC8EAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9299AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE9198

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC8EAD?

#AC8EAD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 56% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AC8EAD?

Use black text. Black on #AC8EAD has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AC8EAD?

Its complementary colour is #8FAD8E, and analogous partners are #9C8EAD and #AD8E9F.