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#B7AED2

Lilac · light cool purple

About #B7AED2

With the hex code #B7AED2, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 68% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9D2AE, a light 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 10.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green174
Blue210

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #B7AED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B7AED2.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #B7AED2.
10.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7AED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7AED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B3D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8B2D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2B3BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7AED2?

With the hex code #B7AED2, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 68% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7AED2?

Use black text. Black on #B7AED2 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7AED2?

Its complementary colour is #C9D2AE, and analogous partners are #AEB7D2 and #C9AED2.