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#D097BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D097BD

#D097BD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 59% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #97D0AA — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D097BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green151
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #D097BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D097BD.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D097BD.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D097BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D097BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#99A3BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6ABBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D798A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D097BD?

#D097BD is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 59% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D097BD?

Use black text. Black on #D097BD has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D097BD?

Its complementary colour is #97D0AA, and analogous partners are #C697D0 and #D097A1.