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#CAA2D0

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CAA2D0

#CAA2D0 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 64% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.3); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A8D0A2 — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CAA2D0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green162
Blue208

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CAA2D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAA2D0.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAA2D0.
9.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAA2D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAA2D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EACD2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7B1CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCA6B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAA2D0?

#CAA2D0 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 64% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CAA2D0?

Use black text. Black on #CAA2D0 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAA2D0?

Its complementary colour is #A8D0A2, and analogous partners are #B3A2D0 and #D0A2BF.