#DCADDF
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #DCADDF
#DCADDF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 68% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0DFAD (seafoam), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCADDF
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How #DCADDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCADDF?
#DCADDF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 68% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCADDF?
Use black text. Black on #DCADDF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCADDF?
Its complementary colour is #B0DFAD, and analogous partners are #C3ADDF and #DFADC9.