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#CA95BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CA95BD

With the hex code #CA95BD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% 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 6.8 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95CAA2, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green149
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #CA95BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA95BD.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA95BD.
8.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CA95BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CA95BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#95A1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A8BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D097A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CA95BD?

With the hex code #CA95BD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CA95BD?

Use black text. Black on #CA95BD has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CA95BD?

Its complementary colour is #95CAA2, and analogous partners are #BD95CA and #CA95A3.