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#A183AA

Lilac · medium cool purple

About #A183AA

With the hex code #A183AA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 51% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8CAA83, 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 6.34:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red161
Green131
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 21.8

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

Text on #A183AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A183AA.
3.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A183AA.
6.34:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A183AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A183AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7F8BAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#858EA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A18790

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A183AA?

With the hex code #A183AA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 51% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A183AA?

Use black text. Black on #A183AA has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A183AA?

Its complementary colour is #8CAA83, and analogous partners are #8E83AA and #AA839F.