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#AA91AE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #AA91AE

With the hex code #AA91AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 57% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95AE91, 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 7.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green145
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #AA91AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AE.
2.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA91AE.
7.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA91AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA91AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E97AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949AAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB949B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA91AE?

With the hex code #AA91AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 57% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA91AE?

Use black text. Black on #AA91AE has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA91AE?

Its complementary colour is #95AE91, and analogous partners are #9B91AE and #AE91A4.