#C8AEE4
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #C8AEE4
#C8AEE4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 68% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAE4AE — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C8AEE4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.63:1 (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 #C8AEE4?
#C8AEE4 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 68% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8AEE4?
Use black text. Black on #C8AEE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8AEE4?
Its complementary colour is #CAE4AE, and analogous partners are #AEAFE4 and #E3AEE4.