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#ACA5CB

Lilac · light cool purple

About #ACA5CB

With the hex code #ACA5CB, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4CBA5, a light 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 — 9.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green165
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #ACA5CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ACA5CB.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ACA5CB.
9.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA5CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA5CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DAACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA9CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6ABB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA5CB?

With the hex code #ACA5CB, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 65% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA5CB?

Use black text. Black on #ACA5CB has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA5CB?

Its complementary colour is #C4CBA5, and analogous partners are #A5B1CB and #BFA5CB.