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#CB9DBA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CB9DBA

With the hex code #CB9DBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 62% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% 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 Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DCBAE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green157
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #CB9DBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CB9DBA.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CB9DBA.
9.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CB9DBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CB9DBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA6BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9ADB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D19DA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CB9DBA?

With the hex code #CB9DBA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 62% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CB9DBA?

Use black text. Black on #CB9DBA has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CB9DBA?

Its complementary colour is #9DCBAE, and analogous partners are #C59DCB and #CB9DA3.