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#CFACCD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CFACCD

#CFACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCFAE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFACCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #CFACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACCD.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACCD.
10.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B8CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2AEB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACCD?

#CFACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACCD?

Use black text. Black on #CFACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFACCD?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFAE, and analogous partners are #C0ACCF and #CFACBB.