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#DAA7C8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DAA7C8

With the hex code #DAA7C8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 65% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7DAB9, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green167
Blue200

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #DAA7C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DAA7C8.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DAA7C8.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAA7C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAA7C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B1C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B9C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0A8B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAA7C8?

With the hex code #DAA7C8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 65% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAA7C8?

Use black text. Black on #DAA7C8 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAA7C8?

Its complementary colour is #A7DAB9, and analogous partners are #D3A7DA and #DAA7AF.