#E495C8
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #E495C8
#E495C8 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 58% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Lilac (ΔE 15.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #95E4B1 (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 9.43:1 (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 #E495C8?
#E495C8 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 58% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E495C8?
Use black text. Black on #E495C8 has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E495C8?
Its complementary colour is #95E4B1, and analogous partners are #D895E4 and #E495A1.