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#E2D7ED

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2D7ED

With the hex code #E2D7ED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2EDD7, a beige 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 — 15.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green215
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #E2D7ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7ED.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7ED.
15.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D7ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D7ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DBEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D7ED?

With the hex code #E2D7ED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D7ED?

Use black text. Black on #E2D7ED has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D7ED?

Its complementary colour is #E2EDD7, and analogous partners are #D7D7ED and #EDD7ED.