#CDACCF
Lilac · light cool pink
About #CDACCF
#CDACCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECFAC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDACCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDACCF
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How #CDACCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDACCF?
#CDACCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDACCF?
Use black text. Black on #CDACCF has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDACCF?
Its complementary colour is #AECFAC, and analogous partners are #BBACCF and #CFACC0.