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#E4ABC7

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4ABC7

#E4ABC7 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.5), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABE4C8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green171
Blue199

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #E4ABC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABC7.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABC7.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ABC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ABC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB6C8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBFC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECAAB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ABC7?

#E4ABC7 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ABC7?

Use black text. Black on #E4ABC7 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ABC7?

Its complementary colour is #ABE4C8, and analogous partners are #E4ABE3 and #E4ACAB.