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#E2D1F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E2D1F2

#E2D1F2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1F2D1 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D1F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red226
Green209
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E2D1F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2D1F2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2D1F2.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D1F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D1F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD7F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD8F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0D5DC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D1F2?

#E2D1F2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 82% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D1F2?

Use black text. Black on #E2D1F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D1F2?

Its complementary colour is #E1F2D1, and analogous partners are #D2D1F2 and #F2D1F1.