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#BEADD0

Lilac · light cool purple

About #BEADD0

#BEADD0 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 8.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD0AD (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green173
Blue208

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #BEADD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEADD0.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BEADD0.
10.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEADD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEADD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCB1B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEADD0?

#BEADD0 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 68% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEADD0?

Use black text. Black on #BEADD0 has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEADD0?

Its complementary colour is #BFD0AD, and analogous partners are #ADAED0 and #CFADD0.