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#AC85CA

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #AC85CA

With the hex code #AC85CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 52% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3CA85, a pistachio shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.96:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red172
Green133
Blue202

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 17.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 20.1

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

Text on #AC85CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AC85CA.
3.02:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AC85CA.
6.96:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AC85CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AC85CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7893CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8195C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A98F9E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AC85CA?

With the hex code #AC85CA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 52% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AC85CA?

Use black text. Black on #AC85CA has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AC85CA?

Its complementary colour is #A3CA85, and analogous partners are #8A85CA and #CA85C6.