#E4BAED
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #E4BAED
With the hex code #E4BAED, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3EDBA, 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 — 12.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4BAED?
With the hex code #E4BAED, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E4BAED?
Use black text. Black on #E4BAED has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4BAED?
Its complementary colour is #C3EDBA, and analogous partners are #CBBAED and #EDBADC.