#D4B4EB
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #D4B4EB
With the hex code #D4B4EB, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 71% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wisteria — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBEBB4, a cream shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.53:1, 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 #D4B4EB?
With the hex code #D4B4EB, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 71% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D4B4EB?
Use black text. Black on #D4B4EB has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4B4EB?
Its complementary colour is #CBEBB4, and analogous partners are #B9B4EB and #EBB4E6.