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#E1AEEA

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E1AEEA

With the hex code #E1AEEA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 68% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 26% 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 6.9 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7EAAE, 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 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green174
Blue234

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 6.9
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 10.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E1AEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E1AEEA.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E1AEEA.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1AEEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1AEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8BCEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3C1E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3B4C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1AEEA?

With the hex code #E1AEEA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 68% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1AEEA?

Use black text. Black on #E1AEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1AEEA?

Its complementary colour is #B7EAAE, and analogous partners are #C3AEEA and #EAAED5.