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#E2C4EB

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E2C4EB

With the hex code #E2C4EB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 77% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDEBC4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green196
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #E2C4EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C4EB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2C4EB.
13.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C4EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C4EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0CCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CFEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C4EB?

With the hex code #E2C4EB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 77% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C4EB?

Use black text. Black on #E2C4EB has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C4EB?

Its complementary colour is #CDEBC4, and analogous partners are #CFC4EB and #EBC4E0.