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#E4A1CA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4A1CA

With the hex code #E4A1CA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 63% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A1E4BB, 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 10.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green161
Blue202

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 17.9

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

Text on #E4A1CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4A1CA.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4A1CA.
10.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4A1CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4A1CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4AFCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B9C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECA1AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4A1CA?

With the hex code #E4A1CA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 63% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4A1CA?

Use black text. Black on #E4A1CA has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4A1CA?

Its complementary colour is #A1E4BB, and analogous partners are #DDA1E4 and #E4A1A8.