#CCACCD
Lilac · light cool pink
About #CCACCD
#CCACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDAC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCACCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCACCD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CCACCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCACCD?
#CCACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCACCD?
Use black text. Black on #CCACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCACCD?
Its complementary colour is #ADCDAC, and analogous partners are #BCACCD and #CDACBD.