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#DFB8DF

Lilac · light warm pink

About #DFB8DF

With the hex code #DFB8DF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 72% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8DFB8, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green184
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #DFB8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFB8DF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #DFB8DF.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFB8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFB8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6C1E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC6DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2BBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFB8DF?

With the hex code #DFB8DF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 72% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFB8DF?

Use black text. Black on #DFB8DF has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFB8DF?

Its complementary colour is #B8DFB8, and analogous partners are #CCB8DF and #DFB8CC.