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#CA97BB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CA97BB

With the hex code #CA97BB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 59% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% 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 6.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #97CAA6, 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 — 8.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green151
Blue187

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #CA97BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA97BB.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CA97BB.
8.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CA97BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CA97BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#98A2BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D098A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CA97BB?

With the hex code #CA97BB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 59% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CA97BB?

Use black text. Black on #CA97BB has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CA97BB?

Its complementary colour is #97CAA6, and analogous partners are #BF97CA and #CA97A2.