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#B375B3

Wisteria · medium warm pink

About #B375B3

#B375B3 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 46% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 16.3), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #75B375 (pistachio), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.11:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red179
Green117
Blue179

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 17.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 21.2

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

Text on #B375B3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #B375B3.
3.44:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #B375B3.
6.11:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B375B3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B375B3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7085B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#808DB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B77B8C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B375B3?

#B375B3 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 46% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B375B3?

Use black text. Black on #B375B3 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #B375B3?

Its complementary colour is #75B375, and analogous partners are #9475B3 and #B37594.