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#AA95AC

Lilac · light cool pink

About #AA95AC

#AA95AC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 58% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 12.1); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #97AC95 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AA95AC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green149
Blue172

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #AA95AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA95AC.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA95AC.
7.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA95AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA95AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#939AAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#989CAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB979D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA95AC?

#AA95AC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 58% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AA95AC?

Use black text. Black on #AA95AC has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AA95AC?

Its complementary colour is #97AC95, and analogous partners are #9E95AC and #AC95A3.