#D98BB8
Lilac · light warm pink
About #D98BB8
With the hex code #D98BB8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 55% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Lilac and Wisteria — a ΔE of 16.3 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BD9AC, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.34:1 (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 #D98BB8?
With the hex code #D98BB8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 55% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D98BB8?
Use black text. Black on #D98BB8 has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D98BB8?
Its complementary colour is #8BD9AC, and analogous partners are #D38BD9 and #D98B91.