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#BBA6BF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BBA6BF

#BBA6BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 65% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 9.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AABFA6 (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 — 9.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green166
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #BBA6BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA6BF.
2.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BBA6BF.
9.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBA6BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBA6BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4ABC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ADBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCA8AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBA6BF?

#BBA6BF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 65% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBA6BF?

Use black text. Black on #BBA6BF has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBA6BF?

Its complementary colour is #AABFA6, and analogous partners are #AEA6BF and #BFA6B7.