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#CD8FC8

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #CD8FC8

#CD8FC8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 56% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8FCD94 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CD8FC8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green143
Blue200

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.0
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #CD8FC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD8FC8.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD8FC8.
8.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CD8FC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CD8FC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C9ECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9BA6C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D293A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CD8FC8?

#CD8FC8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 56% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CD8FC8?

Use black text. Black on #CD8FC8 has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CD8FC8?

Its complementary colour is #8FCD94, and analogous partners are #B38FCD and #CD8FA9.