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#C295BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C295BC

With the hex code #C295BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% 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 5.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95C29B, 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 8.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green149
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #C295BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C295BC.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C295BC.
8.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C295BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C295BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949FBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9EA5BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C697A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C295BC?

With the hex code #C295BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C295BC?

Use black text. Black on #C295BC has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C295BC?

Its complementary colour is #95C29B, and analogous partners are #B295C2 and #C295A6.