#CAADD1
Lilac · light cool purple
About #CAADD1
#CAADD1 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 68% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4D1AD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CAADD1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CAADD1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CAADD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CAADD1?
#CAADD1 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 68% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CAADD1?
Use black text. Black on #CAADD1 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CAADD1?
Its complementary colour is #B4D1AD, and analogous partners are #B8ADD1 and #D1ADC6.