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#B697AB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #B697AB

With the hex code #B697AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 59% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #97B6A2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green151
Blue171

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #B697AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B697AB.
2.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B697AB.
8.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B697AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B697AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#989DAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA1AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BA979E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B697AB?

With the hex code #B697AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 59% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B697AB?

Use black text. Black on #B697AB has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B697AB?

Its complementary colour is #97B6A2, and analogous partners are #B297B6 and #B6979C.