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#DCA1E4

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #DCA1E4

With the hex code #DCA1E4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 63% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 29% 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 7.5 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A9E4A1, a pistachio shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red220
Green161
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #DCA1E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DCA1E4.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DCA1E4.
10.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCA1E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCA1E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9AB1E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8B8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEA8B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCA1E4?

With the hex code #DCA1E4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 63% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCA1E4?

Use black text. Black on #DCA1E4 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCA1E4?

Its complementary colour is #A9E4A1, and analogous partners are #BAA1E4 and #E4A1CB.