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#C8AAC8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C8AAC8

With the hex code #C8AAC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC8AA, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green170
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #C8AAC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C8AAC8.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C8AAC8.
10.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8AAC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8AAC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B1C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB5C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAACB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8AAC8?

With the hex code #C8AAC8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8AAC8?

Use black text. Black on #C8AAC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8AAC8?

Its complementary colour is #AAC8AA, and analogous partners are #B9AAC8 and #C8AAB9.