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#DF9CCE

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DF9CCE

With the hex code #DF9CCE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CDFAD, 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 9.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green156
Blue206

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.3
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #DF9CCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9CCE.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9CCE.
9.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9CCE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9CCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DABD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB5CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E69EAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9CCE?

With the hex code #DF9CCE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 61% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9CCE?

Use black text. Black on #DF9CCE has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9CCE?

Its complementary colour is #9CDFAD, and analogous partners are #CF9CDF and #DF9CAD.