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#AA89AA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA89AA

With the hex code #AA89AA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% 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 10.3 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #89AA89, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.87:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red170
Green137
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 19.7

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

Text on #AA89AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA89AA.
3.06:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA89AA.
6.87:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA89AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA89AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8791AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8E95A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC8C94

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA89AA?

With the hex code #AA89AA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA89AA?

Use black text. Black on #AA89AA has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AA89AA?

Its complementary colour is #89AA89, and analogous partners are #9A89AA and #AA899A.