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#DF97DB

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DF97DB

#DF97DB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 59% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.8); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #97DF9B — a pistachio tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DF97DB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green151
Blue219

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.6

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

Text on #DF97DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF97DB.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF97DB.
9.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF97DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF97DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93A9DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5B3D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E49CB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF97DB?

#DF97DB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 59% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF97DB?

Use black text. Black on #DF97DB has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF97DB?

Its complementary colour is #97DF9B, and analogous partners are #BF97DF and #DF97B7.