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#BE8BB2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8BB2

With the hex code #BE8BB2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 55% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BBE97, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green139
Blue178

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 20.8

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

Text on #BE8BB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8BB2.
2.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8BB2.
7.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8BB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8BB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B96B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979DB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C38D98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8BB2?

With the hex code #BE8BB2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 55% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8BB2?

Use black text. Black on #BE8BB2 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8BB2?

Its complementary colour is #8BBE97, and analogous partners are #B18BBE and #BE8B98.