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#E8AAE4

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #E8AAE4

With the hex code #E8AAE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Mauve. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAE8AE, 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 11.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green170
Blue228

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #E8AAE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E8AAE4.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E8AAE4.
11.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8AAE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8AAE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7B9E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6C1E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDAEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8AAE4?

With the hex code #E8AAE4, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 67% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8AAE4?

Use black text. Black on #E8AAE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8AAE4?

Its complementary colour is #AAE8AE, and analogous partners are #CDAAE8 and #E8AAC5.