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#CEADE4

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #CEADE4

#CEADE4 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 5.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3E4AD (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 10.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green173
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 5.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.0
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CEADE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CEADE4.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CEADE4.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEADE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEADE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5B7E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABBAE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB4C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEADE4?

#CEADE4 is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEADE4?

Use black text. Black on #CEADE4 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEADE4?

Its complementary colour is #C3E4AD, and analogous partners are #B3ADE4 and #E4ADDF.