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#BB96A8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BB96A8

#BB96A8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 59% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.9), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #96BBA9 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green150
Blue168

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #BB96A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB96A8.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BB96A8.
8.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BB96A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BB96A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999DA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1A2A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1959C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BB96A8?

#BB96A8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 59% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BB96A8?

Use black text. Black on #BB96A8 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BB96A8?

Its complementary colour is #96BBA9, and analogous partners are #BB96BA and #BB9796.