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#D992D2

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #D992D2

With the hex code #D992D2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 57% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #92D999, 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 8.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green146
Blue210

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #D992D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D992D2.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D992D2.
8.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D992D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D992D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8FA4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1ADD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DE97A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D992D2?

With the hex code #D992D2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 57% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D992D2?

Use black text. Black on #D992D2 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D992D2?

Its complementary colour is #92D999, and analogous partners are #BC92D9 and #D992AF.