#A271AA
Wisteria · medium cool pink
About #A271AA
#A271AA is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 44% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 17.4), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #79AA71 (moss), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.48:1 (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 #A271AA?
#A271AA is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 44% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A271AA?
Use black text. Black on #A271AA has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #A271AA?
Its complementary colour is #79AA71, and analogous partners are #8571AA and #AA7196.