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#E2BDEC

Lilac · light cool purple

About #E2BDEC

With the hex code #E2BDEC, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 74% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7ECBD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green189
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #E2BDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E2BDEC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E2BDEC.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2BDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2BDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8C7EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3C2CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2BDEC?

With the hex code #E2BDEC, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 74% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2BDEC?

Use black text. Black on #E2BDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2BDEC?

Its complementary colour is #C7ECBD, and analogous partners are #CBBDEC and #ECBDDF.