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#DF9CBD

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DF9CBD

#DF9CBD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 61% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.8), with Light Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9CDFBE (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green156
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 15.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #DF9CBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9CBD.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9CBD.
9.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9CBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9CBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A9BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E89BA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9CBD?

#DF9CBD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 61% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9CBD?

Use black text. Black on #DF9CBD has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9CBD?

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