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#BFA2C4

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BFA2C4

With the hex code #BFA2C4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7C4A2, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green162
Blue196

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #BFA2C4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFA2C4.
2.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BFA2C4.
9.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFA2C4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFA2C4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA9C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ACC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A5AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFA2C4?

With the hex code #BFA2C4, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFA2C4?

Use black text. Black on #BFA2C4 has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFA2C4?

Its complementary colour is #A7C4A2, and analogous partners are #AEA2C4 and #C4A2B8.