#D97CB5
Hot Pink · light warm pink
About #D97CB5
With the hex code #D97CB5, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 49% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Hot Pink and Wisteria — a ΔE of 21.2 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7CD9A0, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D97CB5?
With the hex code #D97CB5, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 49% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D97CB5?
Use black text. Black on #D97CB5 has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D97CB5?
Its complementary colour is #7CD9A0, and analogous partners are #CF7CD9 and #D97C86.