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#BB95C2

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BB95C2

#BB95C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 58% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.1); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CC295 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BB95C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green149
Blue194

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #BB95C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB95C2.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB95C2.
8.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB95C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB95C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#919FC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#99A3C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BC99A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB95C2?

#BB95C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 58% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BB95C2?

Use black text. Black on #BB95C2 has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB95C2?

Its complementary colour is #9CC295, and analogous partners are #A595C2 and #C295B3.