#E9BBED
Wisteria · light cool pink
About #E9BBED
With the hex code #E9BBED, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 21% 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 11.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFEDBB, a seafoam shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.80:1, 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 #E9BBED?
With the hex code #E9BBED, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9BBED?
Use black text. Black on #E9BBED has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9BBED?
Its complementary colour is #BFEDBB, and analogous partners are #D0BBED and #EDBBD8.