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#DD9CDF

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #DD9CDF

With the hex code #DD9CDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EDF9C, a pistachio shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green156
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.2
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 10.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #DD9CDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DD9CDF.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DD9CDF.
9.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DD9CDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DD9CDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97ADE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6B5DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1A2B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DD9CDF?

With the hex code #DD9CDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DD9CDF?

Use black text. Black on #DD9CDF has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DD9CDF?

Its complementary colour is #9EDF9C, and analogous partners are #BC9CDF and #DF9CBF.