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#CCABD3

Lilac · light cool purple

About #CCABD3

#CCABD3 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2D3AB (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green171
Blue211

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 3.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CCABD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CCABD3.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CCABD3.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCABD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCABD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B4D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB7D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAFB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCABD3?

#CCABD3 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCABD3?

Use black text. Black on #CCABD3 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCABD3?

Its complementary colour is #B2D3AB, and analogous partners are #B8ABD3 and #D3ABC6.