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#CD8ECD

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #CD8ECD

With the hex code #CD8ECD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 56% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8ECD8E, a pistachio shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green142
Blue205

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CD8ECD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD8ECD.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CD8ECD.
8.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CD8ECD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CD8ECD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8A9ECF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#99A6CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D194A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CD8ECD?

With the hex code #CD8ECD, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 56% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CD8ECD?

Use black text. Black on #CD8ECD has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CD8ECD?

Its complementary colour is #8ECD8E, and analogous partners are #AE8ECD and #CD8EAE.