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#AA91AA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA91AA

#AA91AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 57% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.3); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #91AA91 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AA91AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green145
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #AA91AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AA.
2.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AA.
7.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA91AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA91AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9097AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959AA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC9399

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA91AA?

#AA91AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 57% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AA91AA?

Use black text. Black on #AA91AA has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA91AA?

Its complementary colour is #91AA91, and analogous partners are #9E91AA and #AA919E.