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#CBA7CB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CBA7CB

With the hex code #CBA7CB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 65% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Lilac — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7CBA7, 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 — 9.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green167
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 2.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #CBA7CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA7CB.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CBA7CB.
9.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBA7CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBA7CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5B0CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB4CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAAB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBA7CB?

With the hex code #CBA7CB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 65% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBA7CB?

Use black text. Black on #CBA7CB has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBA7CB?

Its complementary colour is #A7CBA7, and analogous partners are #B9A7CB and #CBA7B9.