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#9783A2

Lilac · medium cool purple

About #9783A2

With the hex code #9783A2, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 51% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Lilac and Taupe — a ΔE of 15.3 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8EA283, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.08:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red151
Green131
Blue162

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #9783A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #9783A2.
3.45:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #9783A2.
6.08:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9783A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9783A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7F89A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#838BA1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96868D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9783A2?

With the hex code #9783A2, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 51% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9783A2?

Use black text. Black on #9783A2 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #9783A2?

Its complementary colour is #8EA283, and analogous partners are #8883A2 and #A2839D.