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#AA8FA7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA8FA7

With the hex code #AA8FA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 56% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8FAA92, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green143
Blue167

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #AA8FA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8FA7.
2.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8FA7.
7.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8FA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8FA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E95A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9498A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC9197

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8FA7?

With the hex code #AA8FA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 56% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8FA7?

Use black text. Black on #AA8FA7 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA8FA7?

Its complementary colour is #8FAA92, and analogous partners are #A08FAA and #AA8F9A.