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#AD86AA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AD86AA

With the hex code #AD86AA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 53% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #86AD89, a 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 6.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red173
Green134
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 21.4

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

Text on #AD86AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AD86AA.
3.10:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AD86AA.
6.77:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AD86AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AD86AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#848FAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D94A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B08992

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AD86AA?

With the hex code #AD86AA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 53% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AD86AA?

Use black text. Black on #AD86AA has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AD86AA?

Its complementary colour is #86AD89, and analogous partners are #9D86AD and #AD8697.