#B99CBE
Lilac · light cool pink
About #B99CBE
With the hex code #B99CBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 61% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A1BE9C, a sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B99CBE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #B99CBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B99CBE?
With the hex code #B99CBE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 61% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #B99CBE?
Use black text. Black on #B99CBE has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B99CBE?
Its complementary colour is #A1BE9C, and analogous partners are #A89CBE and #BE9CB2.