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#D0A7BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D0A7BC

#D0A7BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 65% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 9.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7D0BB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0A7BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green167
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #D0A7BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0A7BC.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D0A7BC.
9.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0A7BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0A7BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAAEBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B5BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6A7AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0A7BC?

#D0A7BC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 65% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0A7BC?

Use black text. Black on #D0A7BC has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0A7BC?

Its complementary colour is #A7D0BB, and analogous partners are #D0A7D0 and #D0A7A8.