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#E4ABCC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #E4ABCC

With the hex code #E4ABCC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% 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 9.2 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABE4C3, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green171
Blue204

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #E4ABCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABCC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E4ABCC.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ABCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ABCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB6CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBFCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECABB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ABCC?

With the hex code #E4ABCC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 67% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ABCC?

Use black text. Black on #E4ABCC has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ABCC?

Its complementary colour is #ABE4C3, and analogous partners are #E0ABE4 and #E4ABAF.