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#E0CFEF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E0CFEF

#E0CFEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEEFCF (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red224
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E0CFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E0CFEF.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E0CFEF.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0CFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0CFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD4F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED6EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0CFEF?

#E0CFEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E0CFEF?

Use black text. Black on #E0CFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0CFEF?

Its complementary colour is #DEEFCF, and analogous partners are #D0CFEF and #EFCFEE.