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#A67B97

Lilac · medium warm pink

About #A67B97

#A67B97 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 48% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Lilac and Rose Gold (ΔE 15.6); Rose Gold comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7BA68A — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #A67B97 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.90:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red166
Green123
Blue151

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.6
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #A67B97

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A67B97.
3.56:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A67B97.
5.90:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A67B97 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A67B97
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7C8498
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#868A96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB7C85

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A67B97?

#A67B97 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 48% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A67B97?

Use black text. Black on #A67B97 has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A67B97?

Its complementary colour is #7BA68A, and analogous partners are #A07BA6 and #A67B81.