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#CDACCC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDACCC

#CDACCC 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 warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCDAD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACCC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green172
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #CDACCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACCC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDACCC.
10.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDACCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAEB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDACCC?

#CDACCC 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 warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDACCC?

Use black text. Black on #CDACCC has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDACCC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDAD, and analogous partners are #BDACCD and #CDACBC.