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#B18FCA

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #B18FCA

With the hex code #B18FCA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 56% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8CA8F, a matcha shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green143
Blue202

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.7
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #B18FCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #B18FCA.
2.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #B18FCA.
7.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B18FCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B18FCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#859ACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C9DC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE97A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B18FCA?

With the hex code #B18FCA, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 56% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B18FCA?

Use black text. Black on #B18FCA has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B18FCA?

Its complementary colour is #A8CA8F, and analogous partners are #938FCA and #CA8FC6.