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#CEABD2

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CEABD2

#CEABD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFD2AB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEABD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green171
Blue210

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 3.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CEABD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEABD2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEABD2.
10.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEABD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEABD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB8D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AEB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEABD2?

#CEABD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEABD2?

Use black text. Black on #CEABD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEABD2?

Its complementary colour is #AFD2AB, and analogous partners are #BBABD2 and #D2ABC3.