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#DCADCC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DCADCC

With the hex code #DCADCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADDCBD, 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 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green173
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #DCADCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DCADCC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DCADCC.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCADCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BDCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2AEB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCADCC?

With the hex code #DCADCC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 68% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCADCC?

Use black text. Black on #DCADCC has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCADCC?

Its complementary colour is #ADDCBD, and analogous partners are #D4ADDC and #DCADB5.