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#DFABDA

#DFABDA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 67.1% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFABDA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DFABDA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DFABDA

What color is #DFABDA?

#DFABDA is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 67.1% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DFABDA in RGB?

#DFABDA is rgb(223, 171, 218): 223 red, 171 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DFABDA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 2, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DFABDA?

PANTONE 2563 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DFABDA?

Its complement #95C89A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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