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#CDADCC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CDADCC

With the hex code #CDADCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% 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 5.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCDAE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green173
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #CDADCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDADCC.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CDADCC.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDADCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB4CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFAFB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDADCC?

With the hex code #CDADCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDADCC?

Use black text. Black on #CDADCC has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDADCC?

Its complementary colour is #ADCDAE, and analogous partners are #BEADCD and #CDADBC.