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#ACA2C8

Lilac · light cool purple

About #ACA2C8

With the hex code #ACA2C8, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC8A2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green162
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #ACA2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ACA2C8.
2.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ACA2C8.
8.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AA7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA7C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7A8AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA2C8?

With the hex code #ACA2C8, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA2C8?

Use black text. Black on #ACA2C8 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA2C8?

Its complementary colour is #BEC8A2, and analogous partners are #A2ABC8 and #BFA2C8.