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#CB9CBF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CB9CBF

#CB9CBF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 61% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 4.2), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9CCBA8 (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green156
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 4.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #CB9CBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CB9CBF.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CB9CBF.
9.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CB9CBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CB9CBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA6C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7ADBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D09DA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CB9CBF?

#CB9CBF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 61% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CB9CBF?

Use black text. Black on #CB9CBF has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CB9CBF?

Its complementary colour is #9CCBA8, and analogous partners are #BF9CCB and #CB9CA8.