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#C697B9

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C697B9

With the hex code #C697B9, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 59% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #97C6A4, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green151
Blue185

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #C697B9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C697B9.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C697B9.
8.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C697B9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C697B9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#98A1BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A8B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CB98A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C697B9?

With the hex code #C697B9, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 59% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C697B9?

Use black text. Black on #C697B9 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C697B9?

Its complementary colour is #97C6A4, and analogous partners are #BC97C6 and #C697A2.