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#CD9CD2

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #CD9CD2

#CD9CD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 61% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 4.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A1D29C (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green156
Blue210

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 4.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CD9CD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD9CD2.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD9CD2.
9.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CD9CD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CD9CD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97A9D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2AED0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFA1AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CD9CD2?

#CD9CD2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 61% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CD9CD2?

Use black text. Black on #CD9CD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CD9CD2?

Its complementary colour is #A1D29C, and analogous partners are #B29CD2 and #D29CBC.