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#A295CA

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #A295CA

With the hex code #A295CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 58% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCA95, a matcha shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red162
Green149
Blue202

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #A295CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A295CA.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A295CA.
7.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A295CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A295CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#899DCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B9CC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9A9DA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A295CA?

With the hex code #A295CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 58% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A295CA?

Use black text. Black on #A295CA has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A295CA?

Its complementary colour is #BDCA95, and analogous partners are #95A3CA and #BD95CA.