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#AE8FAC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AE8FAC

With the hex code #AE8FAC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 56% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8FAE91, 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 7.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green143
Blue172

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 17.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #AE8FAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE8FAC.
2.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE8FAC.
7.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE8FAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE8FAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E96AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949AAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B09199

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE8FAC?

With the hex code #AE8FAC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 56% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AE8FAC?

Use black text. Black on #AE8FAC has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AE8FAC?

Its complementary colour is #8FAE91, and analogous partners are #A18FAE and #AE8F9D.