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#CFAEE2

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #CFAEE2

#CFAEE2 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 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 6.8), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1E2AE (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 10.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green174
Blue226

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 6.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CFAEE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CFAEE2.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CFAEE2.
10.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFAEE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFAEE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B8E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADBBE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB4C0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAEE2?

#CFAEE2 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 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAEE2?

Use black text. Black on #CFAEE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAEE2?

Its complementary colour is #C1E2AE, and analogous partners are #B5AEE2 and #E2AEDB.