#BE87BD
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #BE87BD
#BE87BD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 53% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 10.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #87BE88 (matcha), 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 — 7.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BE87BD?
#BE87BD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 53% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BE87BD?
Use black text. Black on #BE87BD has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BE87BD?
Its complementary colour is #87BE88, and analogous partners are #A387BE and #BE87A2.