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#E2DCF2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2DCF2

#E2DCF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECF2DC (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green220
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E2DCF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DCF2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DCF2.
15.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DCF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DCF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DFF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFDFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DCF2?

#E2DCF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DCF2?

Use black text. Black on #E2DCF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DCF2?

Its complementary colour is #ECF2DC, and analogous partners are #DCE1F2 and #EDDCF2.