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#DEB4DB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DEB4DB

With the hex code #DEB4DB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 71% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4DEB7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green180
Blue219

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #DEB4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DEB4DB.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DEB4DB.
11.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEB4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEB4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2BEDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC3D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1B7C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEB4DB?

With the hex code #DEB4DB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 71% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEB4DB?

Use black text. Black on #DEB4DB has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEB4DB?

Its complementary colour is #B4DEB7, and analogous partners are #CCB4DE and #DEB4C6.