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#CDAEE0

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #CDAEE0

With the hex code #CDAEE0, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1E0AE, 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 10.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green174
Blue224

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #CDAEE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CDAEE0.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CDAEE0.
10.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDAEE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDAEE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B8E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADBADE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB4BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDAEE0?

With the hex code #CDAEE0, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 68% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDAEE0?

Use black text. Black on #CDAEE0 has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDAEE0?

Its complementary colour is #C1E0AE, and analogous partners are #B4AEE0 and #E0AEDA.