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#EBB4E6

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #EBB4E6

With the hex code #EBB4E6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 71% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4EBB9, 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 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green180
Blue230

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #EBB4E6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #EBB4E6.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #EBB4E6.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBB4E6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBB4E6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2C1E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC8E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFB8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBB4E6?

With the hex code #EBB4E6, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 71% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBB4E6?

Use black text. Black on #EBB4E6 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBB4E6?

Its complementary colour is #B4EBB9, and analogous partners are #D5B4EB and #EBB4CA.