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#DED7FE

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #DED7FE

#DED7FE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F7FED7 (cream), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green215
Blue254

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DED7FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DED7FE.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DED7FE.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED7FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED7FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFDCFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFDBFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8DDE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED7FE?

#DED7FE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DED7FE?

Use black text. Black on #DED7FE has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED7FE?

Its complementary colour is #F7FED7, and analogous partners are #D7E4FE and #F2D7FE.