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#BFACCD

Lilac · light cool purple

About #BFACCD

#BFACCD is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BACDAC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #BFACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFACCD.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFACCD.
10.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEB0B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFACCD?

#BFACCD is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFACCD?

Use black text. Black on #BFACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFACCD?

Its complementary colour is #BACDAC, and analogous partners are #AFACCD and #CDACCB.