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#DCACDF

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #DCACDF

With the hex code #DCACDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFDFAC, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green172
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.9
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #DCACDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DCACDF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DCACDF.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCACDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8B8E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BEDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFB0BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCACDF?

With the hex code #DCACDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCACDF?

Use black text. Black on #DCACDF has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCACDF?

Its complementary colour is #AFDFAC, and analogous partners are #C3ACDF and #DFACC9.