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#E2D7F2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2D7F2

#E2D7F2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 84% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7F2D7 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2D7F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green215
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #E2D7F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7F2.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7F2.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D7F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D7F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3DBF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DCF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DAE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D7F2?

#E2D7F2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 84% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D7F2?

Use black text. Black on #E2D7F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D7F2?

Its complementary colour is #E7F2D7, and analogous partners are #D7DAF2 and #EFD7F2.