#CB96C8
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #CB96C8
#CB96C8 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 59% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #96CB99 (seafoam), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CB96C8?
#CB96C8 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 59% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CB96C8?
Use black text. Black on #CB96C8 has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CB96C8?
Its complementary colour is #96CB99, and analogous partners are #B496CB and #CB96AD.