#987AAE
Wisteria · medium cool purple
About #987AAE
#987AAE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 60% red, 48% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Lilac (ΔE 16.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #90AE7A (matcha), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.73:1 (a WCAG AA 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 #987AAE?
#987AAE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 60% red, 48% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #987AAE?
Use black text. Black on #987AAE has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #987AAE?
Its complementary colour is #90AE7A, and analogous partners are #7E7AAE and #AE7AAA.