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#A591C8

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #A591C8

With the hex code #A591C8, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 57% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4C891, 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 7.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green145
Blue200

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.9

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

Text on #A591C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A591C8.
2.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A591C8.
7.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A591C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A591C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#869ACA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#899AC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9F99A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A591C8?

With the hex code #A591C8, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 57% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A591C8?

Use black text. Black on #A591C8 has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A591C8?

Its complementary colour is #B4C891, and analogous partners are #9198C8 and #C191C8.