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#CFADD0

Lilac · light cool pink

About #CFADD0

With the hex code #CFADD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AED0AD, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green173
Blue208

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #CFADD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFADD0.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CFADD0.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFADD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFADD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB5D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B9CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B0B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFADD0?

With the hex code #CFADD0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFADD0?

Use black text. Black on #CFADD0 has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFADD0?

Its complementary colour is #AED0AD, and analogous partners are #BDADD0 and #D0ADC0.