#BEACDF
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #BEACDF
With the hex code #BEACDF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDDFAC, a vanilla shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEACDF?
With the hex code #BEACDF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BEACDF?
Use black text. Black on #BEACDF has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEACDF?
Its complementary colour is #CDDFAC, and analogous partners are #ACB4DF and #D7ACDF.