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#E1DCF2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E1DCF2

With the hex code #E1DCF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDF2DC, 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 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green220
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #E1DCF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DCF2.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DCF2.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DCF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DCF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEDFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DCF2?

With the hex code #E1DCF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DCF2?

Use black text. Black on #E1DCF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DCF2?

Its complementary colour is #EDF2DC, and analogous partners are #DCE2F2 and #ECDCF2.