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#D2ADD2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D2ADD2

#D2ADD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADD2AD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ADD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green173
Blue210

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #D2ADD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2ADD2.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2ADD2.
10.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ADD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ADD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB6D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B0B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ADD2?

#D2ADD2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ADD2?

Use black text. Black on #D2ADD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ADD2?

Its complementary colour is #ADD2AD, and analogous partners are #C0ADD2 and #D2ADC0.