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#BBA2BD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BBA2BD

#BBA2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 64% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4BDA2 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green162
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.9

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

Text on #BBA2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA2BD.
2.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA2BD.
9.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBA2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBA2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCA4AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBA2BD?

#BBA2BD is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 64% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBA2BD?

Use black text. Black on #BBA2BD has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBA2BD?

Its complementary colour is #A4BDA2, and analogous partners are #ADA2BD and #BDA2B2.