#CDAAE8
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #CDAAE8
#CDAAE8 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 4.0), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5E8AA (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 10.51:1 (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 #CDAAE8?
#CDAAE8 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDAAE8?
Use black text. Black on #CDAAE8 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDAAE8?
Its complementary colour is #C5E8AA, and analogous partners are #AEAAE8 and #E8AAE4.