#E1ABE4
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #E1ABE4
With the hex code #E1ABE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 25% 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 Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEE4AB, 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 11.15:1 (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 #E1ABE4?
With the hex code #E1ABE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E1ABE4?
Use black text. Black on #E1ABE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1ABE4?
Its complementary colour is #AEE4AB, and analogous partners are #C5ABE4 and #E4ABCB.