#B4A4E4
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #B4A4E4
#B4A4E4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 64% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.9); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E4A4 — a vanilla tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B4A4E4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B4A4E4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4A4E4?
#B4A4E4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 64% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B4A4E4?
Use black text. Black on #B4A4E4 has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4A4E4?
Its complementary colour is #D4E4A4, and analogous partners are #A4B4E4 and #D4A4E4.