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#B593BB

Lilac · light cool pink

About #B593BB

#B593BB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 58% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.2); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #99BB93 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B593BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red181
Green147
Blue187

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #B593BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B593BB.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B593BB.
7.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B593BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B593BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F9CBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#97A0BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B697A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B593BB?

#B593BB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 58% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B593BB?

Use black text. Black on #B593BB has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B593BB?

Its complementary colour is #99BB93, and analogous partners are #A193BB and #BB93AD.