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#BC9DB1

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BC9DB1

With the hex code #BC9DB1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 62% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DBCA8, a light 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 — 8.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green157
Blue177

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #BC9DB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BC9DB1.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BC9DB1.
8.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BC9DB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BC9DB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA3B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C09DA4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BC9DB1?

With the hex code #BC9DB1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 62% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BC9DB1?

Use black text. Black on #BC9DB1 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BC9DB1?

Its complementary colour is #9DBCA8, and analogous partners are #B89DBC and #BC9DA2.