#AE7AAA
Wisteria · medium warm pink
About #AE7AAA
#AE7AAA is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 48% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Lilac (ΔE 15.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7AAE7E (sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.16:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AE7AAA?
#AE7AAA is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 48% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #AE7AAA?
Use black text. Black on #AE7AAA has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #AE7AAA?
Its complementary colour is #7AAE7E, and analogous partners are #987AAE and #AE7A90.