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#A07FA5

Lilac · medium cool pink

About #A07FA5

#A07FA5 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 50% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 13.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #84A57F — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #A07FA5 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.07:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red160
Green127
Blue165

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 21.8

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

Text on #A07FA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A07FA5.
3.46:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A07FA5.
6.07:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A07FA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A07FA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7C88A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#838BA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1838C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A07FA5?

#A07FA5 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 50% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A07FA5?

Use black text. Black on #A07FA5 has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A07FA5?

Its complementary colour is #84A57F, and analogous partners are #8D7FA5 and #A57F97.