#D98EB4
Lilac · light warm pink
About #D98EB4
#D98EB4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 56% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Lilac and Wisteria (ΔE 15.0); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8ED9B3 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D98EB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.48:1 (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 #D98EB4?
#D98EB4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 56% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D98EB4?
Use black text. Black on #D98EB4 has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D98EB4?
Its complementary colour is #8ED9B3, and analogous partners are #D88ED9 and #D98E8F.