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#CBA2BA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CBA2BA

#CBA2BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2CBB3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBA2BA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green162
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #CBA2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA2BA.
2.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA2BA.
9.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBA2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBA2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4AABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB0B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1A2AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBA2BA?

#CBA2BA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 64% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBA2BA?

Use black text. Black on #CBA2BA has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBA2BA?

Its complementary colour is #A2CBB3, and analogous partners are #C8A2CB and #CBA2A5.