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#AA91AB

Lilac · light cool pink

About #AA91AB

With the hex code #AA91AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 57% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #92AB91, 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 — 7.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green145
Blue171

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #AA91AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AB.
2.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AB.
7.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA91AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA91AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F97AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959AAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC939A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA91AB?

With the hex code #AA91AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 57% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA91AB?

Use black text. Black on #AA91AB has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA91AB?

Its complementary colour is #92AB91, and analogous partners are #9D91AB and #AB919F.