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#C99EBB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #C99EBB

With the hex code #C99EBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 62% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% 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 Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EC9AC, a light 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 — 9.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red201
Green158
Blue187

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #C99EBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C99EBB.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #C99EBB.
9.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C99EBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C99EBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9ADBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CE9FA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C99EBB?

With the hex code #C99EBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 62% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C99EBB?

Use black text. Black on #C99EBB has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C99EBB?

Its complementary colour is #9EC9AC, and analogous partners are #C29EC9 and #C99EA5.