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#C7A2CD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #C7A2CD

#C7A2CD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 64% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Lilac (ΔE 2.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8CDA2 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C7A2CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red199
Green162
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 2.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #C7A2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C7A2CD.
2.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C7A2CD.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7A2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7A2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EACCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6B0CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8A6B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7A2CD?

#C7A2CD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 64% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7A2CD?

Use black text. Black on #C7A2CD has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7A2CD?

Its complementary colour is #A8CDA2, and analogous partners are #B1A2CD and #CDA2BD.