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#A387AA

Lilac · medium cool purple

About #A387AA

With the hex code #A387AA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 53% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.7 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8EAA87, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red163
Green135
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 19.6

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

Text on #A387AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A387AA.
3.18:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A387AA.
6.60:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A387AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A387AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#838EAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8991A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A48A93

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A387AA?

With the hex code #A387AA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 53% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A387AA?

Use black text. Black on #A387AA has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A387AA?

Its complementary colour is #8EAA87, and analogous partners are #9287AA and #AA87A0.