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#DDAED5

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DDAED5

#DDAED5 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEDDB6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DDAED5 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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Red221
Green174
Blue213

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DDAED5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DDAED5.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DDAED5.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDAED5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDAED5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB8D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BFD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B0BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDAED5?

#DDAED5 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 68% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDAED5?

Use black text. Black on #DDAED5 has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDAED5?

Its complementary colour is #AEDDB6, and analogous partners are #CEAEDD and #DDAEBD.