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#E49BDF

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #E49BDF

With the hex code #E49BDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 61% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 12.1 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9BE4A0, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green155
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.1
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #E49BDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E49BDF.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E49BDF.
10.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E49BDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E49BDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#98ADE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9B7DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9A0B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E49BDF?

With the hex code #E49BDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 61% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E49BDF?

Use black text. Black on #E49BDF has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E49BDF?

Its complementary colour is #9BE4A0, and analogous partners are #C49BE4 and #E49BBB.