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#DDB9DB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DDB9DB

#DDB9DB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 73% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9DDBB (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green185
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #DDB9DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDB9DB.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDB9DB.
12.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDB9DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDB9DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7C1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC6DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDB9DB?

#DDB9DB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 73% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DDB9DB?

Use black text. Black on #DDB9DB has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDB9DB?

Its complementary colour is #B9DDBB, and analogous partners are #CDB9DD and #DDB9C9.