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#DF9CDF

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DF9CDF

#DF9CDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 61% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.9); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CDF9C — a pistachio tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DF9CDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green156
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.9
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #DF9CDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9CDF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9CDF.
9.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9CDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9CDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97ADE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7B6DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3A2B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9CDF?

#DF9CDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 61% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9CDF?

Use black text. Black on #DF9CDF has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9CDF?

Its complementary colour is #9CDF9C, and analogous partners are #BE9CDF and #DF9CBE.