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#DF97B7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DF97B7

#DF97B7 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 59% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 14.0); Light Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #97DFBF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DF97B7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green151
Blue183

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.0
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 15.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #DF97B7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF97B7.
2.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF97B7.
9.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF97B7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF97B7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA5B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB1B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E995A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF97B7?

#DF97B7 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 59% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF97B7?

Use black text. Black on #DF97B7 has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF97B7?

Its complementary colour is #97DFBF, and analogous partners are #DF97DB and #DF9B97.