#E5B2EE
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #E5B2EE
With the hex code #E5B2EE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 70% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 25% 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 8.2 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBEEB2, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.93:1 (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 #E5B2EE?
With the hex code #E5B2EE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 70% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E5B2EE?
Use black text. Black on #E5B2EE has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5B2EE?
Its complementary colour is #BBEEB2, and analogous partners are #C7B2EE and #EEB2D9.