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#CEAECC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CEAECC

#CEAECC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECEB0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAECC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green174
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #CEAECC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAECC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAECC.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEAECC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB5CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAECC?

#CEAECC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAECC?

Use black text. Black on #CEAECC has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAECC?

Its complementary colour is #AECEB0, and analogous partners are #C0AECE and #CEAEBC.