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#E0DBEE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E0DBEE

With the hex code #E0DBEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9EEDB, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red224
Green219
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #E0DBEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E0DBEE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E0DBEE.
15.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E0DBEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E0DBEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DEEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDEE1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E0DBEE?

With the hex code #E0DBEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E0DBEE?

Use black text. Black on #E0DBEE has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E0DBEE?

Its complementary colour is #E9EEDB, and analogous partners are #DBDFEE and #EADBEE.