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#BE8FA1

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8FA1

#BE8FA1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 56% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 13.4); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8FBEAC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BE8FA1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green143
Blue161

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 13.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #BE8FA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FA1.
2.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FA1.
7.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8FA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8FA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9497A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9FA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C68D95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8FA1?

#BE8FA1 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 56% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8FA1?

Use black text. Black on #BE8FA1 has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8FA1?

Its complementary colour is #8FBEAC, and analogous partners are #BE8FB9 and #BE958F.