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#E5B7EA

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E5B7EA

#E5B7EA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 72% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 10.2), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCEAB7 (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 12.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red229
Green183
Blue234

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #E5B7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E5B7EA.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E5B7EA.
12.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5B7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5B7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3C3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC8E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7BCC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5B7EA?

#E5B7EA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 72% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E5B7EA?

Use black text. Black on #E5B7EA has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5B7EA?

Its complementary colour is #BCEAB7, and analogous partners are #CCB7EA and #EAB7D5.