#BFACE4
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #BFACE4
With the hex code #BFACE4, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1E4AC, a vanilla shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.24:1 (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 #BFACE4?
With the hex code #BFACE4, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFACE4?
Use black text. Black on #BFACE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFACE4?
Its complementary colour is #D1E4AC, and analogous partners are #ACB5E4 and #DBACE4.