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#D2A7DA

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #D2A7DA

#D2A7DA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 65% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 5.6), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFDAA7 (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 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green167
Blue218

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 5.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #D2A7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D2A7DA.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D2A7DA.
10.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2A7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2A7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2B2DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB7D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ACB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2A7DA?

#D2A7DA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 65% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2A7DA?

Use black text. Black on #D2A7DA has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2A7DA?

Its complementary colour is #AFDAA7, and analogous partners are #B8A7DA and #DAA7C9.