#A677BE
Wisteria · medium cool purple
About #A677BE
#A677BE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 47% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Amethyst (ΔE 16.3), with Amethyst the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FBE77 (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.00:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A677BE?
#A677BE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 47% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A677BE?
Use black text. Black on #A677BE has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #A677BE?
Its complementary colour is #8FBE77, and analogous partners are #8377BE and #BE77B3.