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#D3ABC5

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D3ABC5

With the hex code #D3ABC5, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 67% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABD3B9, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green171
Blue197

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #D3ABC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D3ABC5.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D3ABC5.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3ABC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3ABC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB3C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B9C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ACB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3ABC5?

With the hex code #D3ABC5, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 67% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3ABC5?

Use black text. Black on #D3ABC5 has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3ABC5?

Its complementary colour is #ABD3B9, and analogous partners are #CDABD3 and #D3ABB1.