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#BEACCD

Lilac · light cool purple

About #BEACCD

With the hex code #BEACCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 16% 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 8.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBCDAC, 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 — 9.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #BEACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEACCD.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEACCD.
9.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCB0B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEACCD?

With the hex code #BEACCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEACCD?

Use black text. Black on #BEACCD has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEACCD?

Its complementary colour is #BBCDAC, and analogous partners are #AEACCD and #CDACCB.