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#BE8FA3

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8FA3

#BE8FA3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 56% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 12.5), with Old Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FBEAA (light sage), 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 — 7.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green143
Blue163

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.4
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #BE8FA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FA3.
2.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FA3.
7.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8FA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8FA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9397A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9FA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C58E96

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8FA3?

#BE8FA3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 56% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8FA3?

Use black text. Black on #BE8FA3 has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8FA3?

Its complementary colour is #8FBEAA, and analogous partners are #BE8FBA and #BE938F.