#AA8097
Lilac · medium warm pink
About #AA8097
#AA8097 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 50% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Lilac and Old Rose (ΔE 15.2); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #80AA93 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #AA8097 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.24:1, 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 #AA8097?
#AA8097 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 50% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #AA8097?
Use black text. Black on #AA8097 has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #AA8097?
Its complementary colour is #80AA93, and analogous partners are #A880AA and #AA8082.