#E8A7E2
Wisteria · light warm pink
About #E8A7E2
#E8A7E2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 9.9), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7E8AD (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 11.06:1 (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 #E8A7E2?
#E8A7E2 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 65% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8A7E2?
Use black text. Black on #E8A7E2 has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8A7E2?
Its complementary colour is #A7E8AD, and analogous partners are #CEA7E8 and #E8A7C1.