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#E2CFF2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E2CFF2

With the hex code #E2CFF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFF2CF, 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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green207
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #E2CFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CFF2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CFF2.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD5F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D3DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CFF2?

With the hex code #E2CFF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CFF2?

Use black text. Black on #E2CFF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CFF2?

Its complementary colour is #DFF2CF, and analogous partners are #D1CFF2 and #F2CFF1.