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#AA8DAA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA8DAA

#AA8DAA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 55% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.5), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8DAA8D (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green141
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 17.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #AA8DAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8DAA.
2.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8DAA.
7.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8DAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8DAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B94AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9197A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC8F97

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8DAA?

#AA8DAA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 55% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8DAA?

Use black text. Black on #AA8DAA has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA8DAA?

Its complementary colour is #8DAA8D, and analogous partners are #9C8DAA and #AA8D9C.