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#E4AFEA

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E4AFEA

#E4AFEA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 7.8), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5EAAF (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green175
Blue234

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 7.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 10.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E4AFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4AFEA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E4AFEA.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4AFEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4AFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AABDEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6C3E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6B5C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4AFEA?

#E4AFEA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E4AFEA?

Use black text. Black on #E4AFEA has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4AFEA?

Its complementary colour is #B5EAAF, and analogous partners are #C6AFEA and #EAAFD3.