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#B692BE

Lilac · light cool purple

About #B692BE

#B692BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 57% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.0); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9ABE92 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B692BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red182
Green146
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #B692BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B692BE.
2.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B692BE.
7.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B692BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B692BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D9CC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959FBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B796A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B692BE?

#B692BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 57% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B692BE?

Use black text. Black on #B692BE has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B692BE?

Its complementary colour is #9ABE92, and analogous partners are #A092BE and #BE92B0.