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#AA8FA8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA8FA8

#AA8FA8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 56% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.5), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FAA91 (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 7.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green143
Blue168

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #AA8FA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8FA8.
2.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA8FA8.
7.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8FA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8FA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E95A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9498A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC9197

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8FA8?

#AA8FA8 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 56% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8FA8?

Use black text. Black on #AA8FA8 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA8FA8?

Its complementary colour is #8FAA91, and analogous partners are #9E8FAA and #AA8F9B.