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#BE8FBD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE8FBD

With the hex code #BE8FBD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 56% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8FBE90, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green143
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 20.9

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

Text on #BE8FBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FBD.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE8FBD.
7.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE8FBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE8FBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C9ABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#97A0BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1939F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE8FBD?

With the hex code #BE8FBD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 56% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BE8FBD?

Use black text. Black on #BE8FBD has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE8FBD?

Its complementary colour is #8FBE90, and analogous partners are #A88FBE and #BE8FA5.