#C8A8DF
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #C8A8DF
With the hex code #C8A8DF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 66% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFDFA8, a matcha shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.12:1, 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 #C8A8DF?
With the hex code #C8A8DF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 66% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #C8A8DF?
Use black text. Black on #C8A8DF has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8A8DF?
Its complementary colour is #BFDFA8, and analogous partners are #ADA8DF and #DFA8DA.