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#D97DB3

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #D97DB3

#D97DB3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Wisteria and Hot Pink (ΔE 21.8); Hot Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7DD9A3 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D97DB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green125
Blue179

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 21.8
Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 21.8
Blush
#DE5D83 · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #D97DB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D97DB3.
2.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D97DB3.
7.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D97DB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D97DB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8492B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9BA0B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E47C91

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D97DB3?

#D97DB3 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 49% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D97DB3?

Use black text. Black on #D97DB3 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D97DB3?

Its complementary colour is #7DD9A3, and analogous partners are #D17DD9 and #D97D85.