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#CAACCD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CAACCD

With the hex code #CAACCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFCDAC, 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 — 10.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #CAACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAACCD.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAACCD.
10.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CAACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B3CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCAFB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAACCD?

With the hex code #CAACCD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAACCD?

Use black text. Black on #CAACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAACCD?

Its complementary colour is #AFCDAC, and analogous partners are #BAACCD and #CDACC0.