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#CEACCF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CEACCF

With the hex code #CEACCF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADCFAC, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green172
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CEACCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEACCF.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEACCF.
10.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEACCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB4D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0AFB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEACCF?

With the hex code #CEACCF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEACCF?

Use black text. Black on #CEACCF has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEACCF?

Its complementary colour is #ADCFAC, and analogous partners are #BCACCF and #CFACBF.