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#A293AE

Lilac · light cool purple

About #A293AE

With the hex code #A293AE, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.8 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FAE93, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green147
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #A293AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A293AE.
2.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A293AE.
7.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A293AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A293AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F98AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9299AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1969C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A293AE?

With the hex code #A293AE, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A293AE?

Use black text. Black on #A293AE has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A293AE?

Its complementary colour is #9FAE93, and analogous partners are #9493AE and #AE93AD.