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#E1DAEE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E1DAEE

With the hex code #E1DAEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% 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 4.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7EEDA, a beige 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 15.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green218
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E1DAEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DAEE.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DAEE.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DAEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DAEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DDEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFDDE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DAEE?

With the hex code #E1DAEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DAEE?

Use black text. Black on #E1DAEE has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DAEE?

Its complementary colour is #E7EEDA, and analogous partners are #DADDEE and #EBDAEE.