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#DA9FD3

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DA9FD3

With the hex code #DA9FD3, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 62% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% 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 8.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FDAA6, 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 — 9.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green159
Blue211

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #DA9FD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DA9FD3.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DA9FD3.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DA9FD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DA9FD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DADD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABB5D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFA3B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DA9FD3?

With the hex code #DA9FD3, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 62% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DA9FD3?

Use black text. Black on #DA9FD3 has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DA9FD3?

Its complementary colour is #9FDAA6, and analogous partners are #C39FDA and #DA9FB6.