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#E4AAE2

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #E4AAE2

With the hex code #E4AAE2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAE4AC, 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 11.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green170
Blue226

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 8.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.6
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #E4AAE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4AAE2.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4AAE2.
11.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4AAE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4AAE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B8E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4BFE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8AEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4AAE2?

With the hex code #E4AAE2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4AAE2?

Use black text. Black on #E4AAE2 has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4AAE2?

Its complementary colour is #AAE4AC, and analogous partners are #C9AAE4 and #E4AAC5.