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#C280BC

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #C280BC

With the hex code #C280BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 50% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #80C286, a pistachio shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green128
Blue188

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.3
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.3

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

Text on #C280BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #C280BC.
2.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #C280BC.
7.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C280BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C280BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D91BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8E99BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C78596

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C280BC?

With the hex code #C280BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 50% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C280BC?

Use black text. Black on #C280BC has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C280BC?

Its complementary colour is #80C286, and analogous partners are #A780C2 and #C2809B.