#DFA8DA
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #DFA8DA
With the hex code #DFA8DA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 66% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8DFAD, 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 10.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFA8DA?
With the hex code #DFA8DA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 66% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DFA8DA?
Use black text. Black on #DFA8DA has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFA8DA?
Its complementary colour is #A8DFAD, and analogous partners are #C9A8DF and #DFA8BE.