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#EAAFD3

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EAAFD3

#EAAFD3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFEAC6 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #EAAFD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green175
Blue211

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #EAAFD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFD3.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EAAFD3.
11.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAAFD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAAFD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2BBD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC4D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1AFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAAFD3?

#EAAFD3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 69% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EAAFD3?

Use black text. Black on #EAAFD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAAFD3?

Its complementary colour is #AFEAC6, and analogous partners are #E3AFEA and #EAAFB6.