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#A19CD2

Wisteria · light cool blue

About #A19CD2

#A19CD2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 61% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 13.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD29C — a vanilla tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A19CD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red161
Green156
Blue210

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.4

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

Text on #A19CD2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A19CD2.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A19CD2.
8.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A19CD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A19CD2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8EA3D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8EA0D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96A5AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A19CD2?

#A19CD2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 61% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A19CD2?

Use black text. Black on #A19CD2 has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A19CD2?

Its complementary colour is #CDD29C, and analogous partners are #9CB2D2 and #BC9CD2.