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#A271A2

Wisteria · medium warm pink

About #A271A2

#A271A2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 44% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 18.3); Plum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #71A271 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #A271A2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red162
Green113
Blue162

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.3
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 18.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 18.9

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

Text on #A271A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A271A2.
3.87:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A271A2.
5.42:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A271A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A271A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6E7EA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7984A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A57583

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A271A2?

#A271A2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 44% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A271A2?

Use black text. Black on #A271A2 has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A271A2?

Its complementary colour is #71A271, and analogous partners are #8A71A2 and #A2718A.