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#DBB0CF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DBB0CF

#DBB0CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B0DBBC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DBB0CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green176
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #DBB0CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DBB0CF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DBB0CF.
11.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBB0CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBB0CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B9D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0B1BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBB0CF?

#DBB0CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 69% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DBB0CF?

Use black text. Black on #DBB0CF has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBB0CF?

Its complementary colour is #B0DBBC, and analogous partners are #D2B0DB and #DBB0B9.