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#AA8EA2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA8EA2

With the hex code #AA8EA2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8EAA96, 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 7.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green142
Blue162

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.6
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #AA8EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8EA2.
2.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8EA2.
7.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E94A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9497A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AD8F95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8EA2?

With the hex code #AA8EA2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8EA2?

Use black text. Black on #AA8EA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA8EA2?

Its complementary colour is #8EAA96, and analogous partners are #A48EAA and #AA8E94.