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#CFA2CE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFA2CE

#CFA2CE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 64% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.1); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2CFA3 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFA2CE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green162
Blue206

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #CFA2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA2CE.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFA2CE.
9.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFA2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFA2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FADD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB2CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2A5B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFA2CE?

#CFA2CE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 64% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFA2CE?

Use black text. Black on #CFA2CE has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFA2CE?

Its complementary colour is #A2CFA3, and analogous partners are #B9A2CF and #CFA2B8.