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#BE92BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BE92BC

#BE92BC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 57% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.2); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #92BE94 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BE92BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green146
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.7

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

Text on #BE92BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE92BC.
2.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BE92BC.
8.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE92BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE92BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#909DBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9AA2BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C195A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE92BC?

#BE92BC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 57% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE92BC?

Use black text. Black on #BE92BC has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BE92BC?

Its complementary colour is #92BE94, and analogous partners are #AA92BE and #BE92A6.