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#DF9EC3

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DF9EC3

With the hex code #DF9EC3, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 62% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EDFBA, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green158
Blue195

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.9
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #DF9EC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9EC3.
2.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DF9EC3.
9.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9EC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9EC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2ABC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E79EAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9EC3?

With the hex code #DF9EC3, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 62% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9EC3?

Use black text. Black on #DF9EC3 has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9EC3?

Its complementary colour is #9EDFBA, and analogous partners are #DA9EDF and #DF9EA3.