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#BB89C2

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #BB89C2

#BB89C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 54% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #90C289 — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BB89C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green137
Blue194

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #BB89C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BB89C2.
2.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BB89C2.
7.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB89C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB89C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8396C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F9CC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD8F9D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB89C2?

#BB89C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 54% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BB89C2?

Use black text. Black on #BB89C2 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB89C2?

Its complementary colour is #90C289, and analogous partners are #9E89C2 and #C289AC.