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#A994CA

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #A994CA

With the hex code #A994CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 58% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5CA94, 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 7.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red169
Green148
Blue202

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.3

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

Text on #A994CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A994CA.
2.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #A994CA.
7.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A994CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A994CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#899DCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D9DC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A49CA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A994CA?

With the hex code #A994CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 58% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A994CA?

Use black text. Black on #A994CA has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A994CA?

Its complementary colour is #B5CA94, and analogous partners are #949ACA and #C494CA.