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#C0ADCD

Lilac · light cool purple

About #C0ADCD

With the hex code #C0ADCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% 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 #BACDAD, 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 — 10.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green173
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #C0ADCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C0ADCD.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C0ADCD.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0ADCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0ADCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACB4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFB1B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0ADCD?

With the hex code #C0ADCD, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0ADCD?

Use black text. Black on #C0ADCD has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0ADCD?

Its complementary colour is #BACDAD, and analogous partners are #B0ADCD and #CDADCA.