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#D29ABE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D29ABE

#D29ABE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 60% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 7.2); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9AD2AE — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D29ABE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green154
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #D29ABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D29ABE.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D29ABE.
9.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D29ABE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D29ABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA6BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9AEBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D99BA6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D29ABE?

#D29ABE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 60% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D29ABE?

Use black text. Black on #D29ABE has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D29ABE?

Its complementary colour is #9AD2AE, and analogous partners are #CA9AD2 and #D29AA2.