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#CA95BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CA95BC

#CA95BC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 58% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95CAA3 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CA95BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green149
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #CA95BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA95BC.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA95BC.
8.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CA95BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CA95BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#96A0BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A8BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D097A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CA95BC?

#CA95BC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 58% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CA95BC?

Use black text. Black on #CA95BC has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CA95BC?

Its complementary colour is #95CAA3, and analogous partners are #BD95CA and #CA95A2.