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#E2DBF1

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2DBF1

#E2DBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAF1DB — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2DBF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green219
Blue241

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #E2DBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DBF1.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DBF1.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DEF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DEF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0DEE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DBF1?

#E2DBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DBF1?

Use black text. Black on #E2DBF1 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DBF1?

Its complementary colour is #EAF1DB, and analogous partners are #DBDFF1 and #EDDBF1.