#CDADE4
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #CDADE4
With the hex code #CDADE4, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4E4AD, a matcha shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.69:1 (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 #CDADE4?
With the hex code #CDADE4, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CDADE4?
Use black text. Black on #CDADE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDADE4?
Its complementary colour is #C4E4AD, and analogous partners are #B2ADE4 and #E4ADDF.