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#CA8FAA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CA8FAA

#CA8FAA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 56% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.9); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8FCAAF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CA8FAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green143
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.9
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 16.0
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #CA8FAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA8FAA.
2.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA8FAA.
8.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CA8FAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CA8FAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949AAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A4A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D38E98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CA8FAA?

#CA8FAA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 56% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CA8FAA?

Use black text. Black on #CA8FAA has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CA8FAA?

Its complementary colour is #8FCAAF, and analogous partners are #CA8FC7 and #CA928F.