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#D89CDF

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #D89CDF

#D89CDF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 61% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.6), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3DF9C (pistachio), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green156
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 10.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #D89CDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D89CDF.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D89CDF.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D89CDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D89CDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#96ACE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4B3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAA3B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D89CDF?

#D89CDF is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 61% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D89CDF?

Use black text. Black on #D89CDF has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D89CDF?

Its complementary colour is #A3DF9C, and analogous partners are #B79CDF and #DF9CC5.