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#CFACD3

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CFACD3

#CFACD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 3.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0D3AC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFACD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green172
Blue211

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 3.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #CFACD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACD3.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFACD3.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFACD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFACD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B5D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B9D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1AFB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACD3?

#CFACD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACD3?

Use black text. Black on #CFACD3 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFACD3?

Its complementary colour is #B0D3AC, and analogous partners are #BBACD3 and #D3ACC4.