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#CDACC8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDACC8

#CDACC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDB1 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #CDACC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACC8.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACC8.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDACC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDACC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B7C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AEB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACC8?

#CDACC8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACC8?

Use black text. Black on #CDACC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACC8?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDB1, and analogous partners are #C2ACCD and #CDACB7.