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#DFACCF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFACCF

#DFACCF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACDFBC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DFACCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green172
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #DFACCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCF.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFACCF.
10.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFACCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB7D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5ADB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFACCF?

#DFACCF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 67% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFACCF?

Use black text. Black on #DFACCF has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFACCF?

Its complementary colour is #ACDFBC, and analogous partners are #D5ACDF and #DFACB6.