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#D8A7BD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D8A7BD

#D8A7BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 65% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7D8C2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D8A7BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green167
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D8A7BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D8A7BD.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D8A7BD.
10.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8A7BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8A7BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB0BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B7BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFA6AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8A7BD?

#D8A7BD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 65% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D8A7BD?

Use black text. Black on #D8A7BD has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8A7BD?

Its complementary colour is #A7D8C2, and analogous partners are #D8A7D6 and #D8AAA7.