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#B2ACCD

Thistle · light cool purple

About #B2ACCD

With the hex code #B2ACCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7CDAC, 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 — 9.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #B2ACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #B2ACCD.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #B2ACCD.
9.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2ACCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2ACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5B0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6AFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADB1B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2ACCD?

With the hex code #B2ACCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2ACCD?

Use black text. Black on #B2ACCD has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2ACCD?

Its complementary colour is #C7CDAC, and analogous partners are #ACB7CD and #C3ACCD.