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#CBA7BF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CBA7BF

With the hex code #CBA7BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 65% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% 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 7.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7CBB3, a light 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 — 9.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green167
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #CBA7BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA7BF.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA7BF.
9.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBA7BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBA7BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8AEC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B3BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFA8AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBA7BF?

With the hex code #CBA7BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 65% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBA7BF?

Use black text. Black on #CBA7BF has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBA7BF?

Its complementary colour is #A7CBB3, and analogous partners are #C5A7CB and #CBA7AD.