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#AF90DF

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #AF90DF

#AF90DF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 56% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 12.9); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0DF90 — a pistachio tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AF90DF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green144
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.9
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.3
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 20.4

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

Text on #AF90DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AF90DF.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #AF90DF.
7.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AF90DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AF90DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7E9EE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#849EDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A79DAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AF90DF?

#AF90DF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 56% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AF90DF?

Use black text. Black on #AF90DF has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AF90DF?

Its complementary colour is #C0DF90, and analogous partners are #9098DF and #D790DF.