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#AE95AE

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AE95AE

#AE95AE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 58% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95AE95 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AE95AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green149
Blue174

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #AE95AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE95AE.
2.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE95AE.
7.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE95AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE95AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949BAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#999EAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0979D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE95AE?

#AE95AE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 58% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AE95AE?

Use black text. Black on #AE95AE has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AE95AE?

Its complementary colour is #95AE95, and analogous partners are #A295AE and #AE95A2.