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#D2A0CB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D2A0CB

With the hex code #D2A0CB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 63% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0D2A7, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green160
Blue203

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #D2A0CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2A0CB.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D2A0CB.
9.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2A0CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2A0CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FABCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB2C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6A3AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2A0CB?

With the hex code #D2A0CB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 63% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2A0CB?

Use black text. Black on #D2A0CB has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2A0CB?

Its complementary colour is #A0D2A7, and analogous partners are #C0A0D2 and #D2A0B2.