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#C795AE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C795AE

With the hex code #C795AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95C7AE, a light 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 8.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green149
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #C795AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C795AE.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C795AE.
8.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C795AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C795AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999EAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CE949D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C795AE?

With the hex code #C795AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C795AE?

Use black text. Black on #C795AE has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C795AE?

Its complementary colour is #95C7AE, and analogous partners are #C795C7 and #C79595.