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#A689A4

Lilac · light warm pink

About #A689A4

#A689A4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 54% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 12.3); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #89A68B — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A689A4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.74:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red166
Green137
Blue164

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 19.5

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

Text on #A689A4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A689A4.
3.12:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A689A4.
6.74:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A689A4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A689A4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8890A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8E93A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A88B92

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A689A4?

#A689A4 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 65% red, 54% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #A689A4?

Use black text. Black on #A689A4 has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A689A4?

Its complementary colour is #89A68B, and analogous partners are #9A89A6 and #A68995.