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#BE7AA2

Lilac · medium warm pink

About #BE7AA2

With the hex code #BE7AA2, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 48% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Lilac and Rose Gold — a ΔE of 17.0 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7ABE96, a seafoam shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.49:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red190
Green122
Blue162

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.0
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.7

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

Text on #BE7AA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE7AA2.
3.23:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE7AA2.
6.49:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE7AA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE7AA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7E88A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F93A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C67A88

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE7AA2?

With the hex code #BE7AA2, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 48% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BE7AA2?

Use black text. Black on #BE7AA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #BE7AA2?

Its complementary colour is #7ABE96, and analogous partners are #B87ABE and #BE7A80.