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#DF9FDF

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #DF9FDF

#DF9FDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 62% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.6); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9FDF9F — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DF9FDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green159
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #DF9FDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9FDF.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DF9FDF.
10.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF9FDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF9FDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BAFE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAB7DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3A5B6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF9FDF?

#DF9FDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 62% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF9FDF?

Use black text. Black on #DF9FDF has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF9FDF?

Its complementary colour is #9FDF9F, and analogous partners are #BF9FDF and #DF9FBF.