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#DDAFE4

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #DDAFE4

With the hex code #DDAFE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 69% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 23% 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 7.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6E4AF, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green175
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.0
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DDAFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DDAFE4.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #DDAFE4.
11.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDAFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDAFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AABBE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4C0E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFB4C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDAFE4?

With the hex code #DDAFE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 69% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDAFE4?

Use black text. Black on #DDAFE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDAFE4?

Its complementary colour is #B6E4AF, and analogous partners are #C3AFE4 and #E4AFD1.