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#AA80AA

Lilac · medium warm pink

About #AA80AA

With the hex code #AA80AA, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #80AA80, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.38:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red170
Green128
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.4
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 23.8

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

Text on #AA80AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA80AA.
3.29:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA80AA.
6.38:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA80AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA80AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D8AAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8790A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AD838F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA80AA?

With the hex code #AA80AA, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA80AA?

Use black text. Black on #AA80AA has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AA80AA?

Its complementary colour is #80AA80, and analogous partners are #9580AA and #AA8095.