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#E0BEEB

Lilac · light cool purple

About #E0BEEB

#E0BEEB is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 75% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 10.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9EBBE (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red224
Green190
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #E0BEEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E0BEEB.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E0BEEB.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0BEEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0BEEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C7ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CBE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C3CD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0BEEB?

#E0BEEB is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 75% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E0BEEB?

Use black text. Black on #E0BEEB has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0BEEB?

Its complementary colour is #C9EBBE, and analogous partners are #C9BEEB and #EBBEE0.