ColorXprez

#D3ABC6

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D3ABC6

#D3ABC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABD3B8 (light sage), 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 10.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red211
Green171
Blue198

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #D3ABC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D3ABC6.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D3ABC6.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3ABC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3ABC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB3C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B9C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8ACB4

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3ABC6?

#D3ABC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3ABC6?

Use black text. Black on #D3ABC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3ABC6?

Its complementary colour is #ABD3B8, and analogous partners are #CCABD3 and #D3ABB2.