#E5AFEA
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #E5AFEA
#E5AFEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 69% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 8.1); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4EAAF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #E5AFEA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.65:1 (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 #E5AFEA?
#E5AFEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 69% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5AFEA?
Use black text. Black on #E5AFEA has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5AFEA?
Its complementary colour is #B4EAAF, and analogous partners are #C7AFEA and #EAAFD2.