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#BF91C2

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #BF91C2

#BF91C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 57% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #94C291 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BF91C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green145
Blue194

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 19.6

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

Text on #BF91C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BF91C2.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BF91C2.
8.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BF91C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BF91C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D9DC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#98A2C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C195A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BF91C2?

#BF91C2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 57% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BF91C2?

Use black text. Black on #BF91C2 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BF91C2?

Its complementary colour is #94C291, and analogous partners are #A791C2 and #C291AC.