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#C293BE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C293BE

With the hex code #C293BE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 58% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93C297, 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 8.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green147
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.9

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

Text on #C293BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C293BE.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C293BE.
8.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C293BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C293BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#919EC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9CA4BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C696A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C293BE?

With the hex code #C293BE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 58% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C293BE?

Use black text. Black on #C293BE has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C293BE?

Its complementary colour is #93C297, and analogous partners are #AE93C2 and #C293A7.