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#D994CD

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #D994CD

With the hex code #D994CD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94D9A0, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green148
Blue205

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.0
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #D994CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D994CD.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #D994CD.
9.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D994CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D994CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93A4CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4AECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DF97A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D994CD?

With the hex code #D994CD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D994CD?

Use black text. Black on #D994CD has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D994CD?

Its complementary colour is #94D9A0, and analogous partners are #C294D9 and #D994AB.