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#DF9EC2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DF9EC2

#DF9EC2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 62% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9EDFBB — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DF9EC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green158
Blue194

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.3
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #DF9EC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9EC2.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9EC2.
9.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9EC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9EC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2ABC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B5C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E89EAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9EC2?

#DF9EC2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 62% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9EC2?

Use black text. Black on #DF9EC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9EC2?

Its complementary colour is #9EDFBB, and analogous partners are #DB9EDF and #DF9EA2.