#DF90BE
Lilac · light warm pink
About #DF90BE
#DF90BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 56% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Lilac and Wisteria (ΔE 16.2); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #90DFB1 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DF90BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DF90BE?
#DF90BE is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 56% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DF90BE?
Use black text. Black on #DF90BE has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DF90BE?
Its complementary colour is #90DFB1, and analogous partners are #D890DF and #DF9096.