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#CDACC7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDACC7

With the hex code #CDACC7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDB2, 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 — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue199

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #CDACC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACC7.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACC7.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB3C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B7C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0ADB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC7?

With the hex code #CDACC7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC7?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC7 has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC7?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB2, and analogous partners are #C3ACCD and #CDACB7.