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#CEAECF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CEAECF

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

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 5.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCFAE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAECF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green174
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #CEAECF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAECF.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CEAECF.
10.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEAECF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB6D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B9CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B1B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAECF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #CEAECF?

Use black text. Black on #CEAECF has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAECF?

Its complementary colour is #AFCFAE, and analogous partners are #BEAECF and #CFAEBF.