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#E2ABE4

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E2ABE4

#E2ABE4 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.5), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADE4AB (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green171
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.5
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #E2ABE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E2ABE4.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E2ABE4.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2ABE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2ABE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B9E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BFE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5B0BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2ABE4?

#E2ABE4 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2ABE4?

Use black text. Black on #E2ABE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2ABE4?

Its complementary colour is #ADE4AB, and analogous partners are #C5ABE4 and #E4ABCA.