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#CDACCB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDACCB

#CDACCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCDAE (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 — 10.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green172
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #CDACCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACCB.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACCB.
10.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB3CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AEB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACCB?

#CDACCB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACCB?

Use black text. Black on #CDACCB has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACCB?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDAE, and analogous partners are #BFACCD and #CDACBA.