#CDABD3
Lilac · light cool pink
About #CDABD3
#CDABD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1D3AB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDABD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDABD3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDABD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDABD3?
#CDABD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDABD3?
Use black text. Black on #CDABD3 has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDABD3?
Its complementary colour is #B1D3AB, and analogous partners are #B9ABD3 and #D3ABC5.