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#E4A2CC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4A2CC

With the hex code #E4A2CC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 64% green and 80% 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 10.9 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2E4BA, 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 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green162
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.2
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #E4A2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4A2CC.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4A2CC.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4A2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4A2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5B0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BACA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECA3B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4A2CC?

With the hex code #E4A2CC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 64% green and 80% 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 #E4A2CC?

Use black text. Black on #E4A2CC has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4A2CC?

Its complementary colour is #A2E4BA, and analogous partners are #DBA2E4 and #E4A2AB.