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#DF9CBC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DF9CBC

With the hex code #DF9CBC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Light Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CDFBF, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green156
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #DF9CBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9CBC.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9CBC.
9.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9CBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9CBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E99BA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9CBC?

With the hex code #DF9CBC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9CBC?

Use black text. Black on #DF9CBC has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9CBC?

Its complementary colour is #9CDFBF, and analogous partners are #DF9CDE and #DF9D9C.