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#A892AE

Lilac · light cool purple

About #A892AE

#A892AE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 57% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.9); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #98AE92 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A892AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green146
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #A892AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A892AE.
2.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #A892AE.
7.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A892AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A892AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F98AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949AAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8959B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A892AE?

#A892AE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 57% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A892AE?

Use black text. Black on #A892AE has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A892AE?

Its complementary colour is #98AE92, and analogous partners are #9A92AE and #AE92A6.