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#AA95AA

Lilac · light warm gray

About #AA95AA

With the hex code #AA95AA, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 58% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.8 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95AA95, 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 7.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green149
Blue170

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.5
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #AA95AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA95AA.
2.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA95AA.
7.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA95AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA95AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949AAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB979C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA95AA?

With the hex code #AA95AA, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 58% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA95AA?

Use black text. Black on #AA95AA has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA95AA?

Its complementary colour is #95AA95, and analogous partners are #A095AA and #AA95A0.