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#D2ACCD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D2ACCD

#D2ACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACD2B1 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ACCD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #D2ACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2ACCD.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2ACCD.
10.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ACCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5AEB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ACCD?

#D2ACCD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ACCD?

Use black text. Black on #D2ACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ACCD?

Its complementary colour is #ACD2B1, and analogous partners are #C4ACD2 and #D2ACBA.