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#BD91C2

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #BD91C2

With the hex code #BD91C2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 57% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #96C291, a matcha shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green145
Blue194

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 19.7

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

Text on #BD91C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BD91C2.
2.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BD91C2.
7.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BD91C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BD91C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D9CC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#97A1C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BF96A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BD91C2?

With the hex code #BD91C2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 57% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BD91C2?

Use black text. Black on #BD91C2 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BD91C2?

Its complementary colour is #96C291, and analogous partners are #A591C2 and #C291AE.