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#BDA2BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BDA2BC

#BDA2BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2BDA3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BDA2BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green162
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #BDA2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BDA2BC.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BDA2BC.
9.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6ABBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFA4AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2BC?

#BDA2BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2BC?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2BC has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2BC?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDA3, and analogous partners are #B0A2BD and #BDA2AF.