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#BEACCF

Lilac · light cool purple

About #BEACCF

#BEACCF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDCFAC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEACCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green172
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #BEACCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEACCF.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEACCF.
9.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEACCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB3CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCB0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEACCF?

#BEACCF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEACCF?

Use black text. Black on #BEACCF has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEACCF?

Its complementary colour is #BDCFAC, and analogous partners are #ADACCF and #CFACCE.