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#BB93AD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BB93AD

With the hex code #BB93AD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93BBA1, a 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 — 7.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green147
Blue173

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #BB93AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB93AD.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB93AD.
7.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB93AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB93AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949BAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9DA1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0949C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB93AD?

With the hex code #BB93AD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BB93AD?

Use black text. Black on #BB93AD has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB93AD?

Its complementary colour is #93BBA1, and analogous partners are #B593BB and #BB9399.