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#B79FB7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #B79FB7

With the hex code #B79FB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 62% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FB79F, 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 — 8.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green159
Blue183

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #B79FB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B79FB7.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B79FB7.
8.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B79FB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B79FB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA5B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A7B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9A1A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B79FB7?

With the hex code #B79FB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 62% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B79FB7?

Use black text. Black on #B79FB7 has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B79FB7?

Its complementary colour is #9FB79F, and analogous partners are #AB9FB7 and #B79FAB.