#C8A7E4
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #C8A7E4
#C8A7E4 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 3.5), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3E4A7 (matcha), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.10:1 (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 #C8A7E4?
#C8A7E4 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8A7E4?
Use black text. Black on #C8A7E4 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8A7E4?
Its complementary colour is #C3E4A7, and analogous partners are #AAA7E4 and #E4A7E2.