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#E4ADDF

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #E4ADDF

With the hex code #E4ADDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 68% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADE4B2, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green173
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.3
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #E4ADDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4ADDF.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4ADDF.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4ADDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4ADDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABBAE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7C1DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8B1BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4ADDF?

With the hex code #E4ADDF, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 68% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4ADDF?

Use black text. Black on #E4ADDF has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4ADDF?

Its complementary colour is #ADE4B2, and analogous partners are #CEADE4 and #E4ADC3.