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#B18BB0

Lilac · light warm pink

About #B18BB0

With the hex code #B18BB0, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 55% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BB18C, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green139
Blue176

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #B18BB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B18BB0.
2.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B18BB0.
7.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B18BB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B18BB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8994B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B48E98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B18BB0?

With the hex code #B18BB0, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 55% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B18BB0?

Use black text. Black on #B18BB0 has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B18BB0?

Its complementary colour is #8BB18C, and analogous partners are #9F8BB1 and #B18B9D.