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#AE93AE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AE93AE

With the hex code #AE93AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93AE93, 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 7.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green147
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.1
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #AE93AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE93AE.
2.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE93AE.
7.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE93AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE93AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9199AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979DAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0959C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE93AE?

With the hex code #AE93AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 58% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AE93AE?

Use black text. Black on #AE93AE has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AE93AE?

Its complementary colour is #93AE93, and analogous partners are #A193AE and #AE93A1.