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#DBACE4

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #DBACE4

#DBACE4 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 67% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 5.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5E4AC (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green172
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 5.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DBACE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DBACE4.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DBACE4.
11.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBACE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBACE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B9E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1BEE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCB2C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBACE4?

#DBACE4 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 67% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBACE4?

Use black text. Black on #DBACE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBACE4?

Its complementary colour is #B5E4AC, and analogous partners are #BFACE4 and #E4ACD1.