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#D993BC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #D993BC

With the hex code #D993BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93D9B0, 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 8.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green147
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 20.2

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

Text on #D993BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D993BC.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #D993BC.
8.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D993BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D993BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97A1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ACBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E293A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D993BC?

With the hex code #D993BC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D993BC?

Use black text. Black on #D993BC has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D993BC?

Its complementary colour is #93D9B0, and analogous partners are #D393D9 and #D99399.