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#A58EAA

Lilac · light cool purple

About #A58EAA

With the hex code #A58EAA, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 56% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% 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 Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93AA8E, 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 7.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green142
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.9
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #A58EAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A58EAA.
2.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A58EAA.
7.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A58EAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A58EAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B94AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9096A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A69197

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A58EAA?

With the hex code #A58EAA, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 56% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A58EAA?

Use black text. Black on #A58EAA has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A58EAA?

Its complementary colour is #93AA8E, and analogous partners are #978EAA and #AA8EA1.