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#E1DCFC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E1DCFC

#E1DCFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 86% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.2), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F7FCDC (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red225
Green220
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #E1DCFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DCFC.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E1DCFC.
15.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DCFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DCFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5E0FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DFFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCE1E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DCFC?

#E1DCFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 86% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DCFC?

Use black text. Black on #E1DCFC has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DCFC?

Its complementary colour is #F7FCDC, and analogous partners are #DCE7FC and #F1DCFC.