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#AE7BBE

Wisteria · medium cool purple

About #AE7BBE

#AE7BBE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 48% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 14.0), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8BBE7B (pistachio), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.38:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red174
Green123
Blue190

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.0
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.3
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 20.6

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

Text on #AE7BBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AE7BBE.
3.29:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AE7BBE.
6.38:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE7BBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE7BBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#728AC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7E8FBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE8394

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE7BBE?

#AE7BBE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 48% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AE7BBE?

Use black text. Black on #AE7BBE has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AE7BBE?

Its complementary colour is #8BBE7B, and analogous partners are #8C7BBE and #BE7BAD.