#CDAAE9
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #CDAAE9
#CDAAE9 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 4.2); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6E9AA — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDAAE9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.52:1, 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 #CDAAE9?
#CDAAE9 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDAAE9?
Use black text. Black on #CDAAE9 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDAAE9?
Its complementary colour is #C6E9AA, and analogous partners are #ADAAE9 and #E9AAE6.