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#DFACCD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFACCD

With the hex code #DFACCD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

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

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green172
Blue205

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #DFACCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCD.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCD.
10.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFACCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5ADB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFACCD?

With the hex code #DFACCD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFACCD?

Use black text. Black on #DFACCD has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFACCD?

Its complementary colour is #ACDFBE, and analogous partners are #D7ACDF and #DFACB4.