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#AD8EA2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AD8EA2

With the hex code #AD8EA2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 13.0 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8EAD99, 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 7.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green142
Blue162

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #AD8EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AD8EA2.
2.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AD8EA2.
7.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AD8EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AD8EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F94A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9698A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B18E95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AD8EA2?

With the hex code #AD8EA2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AD8EA2?

Use black text. Black on #AD8EA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AD8EA2?

Its complementary colour is #8EAD99, and analogous partners are #A98EAD and #AD8E93.