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#E2DDF6

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2DDF6

With the hex code #E2DDF6, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1F6DD, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green221
Blue246

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E2DDF6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DDF6.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DDF6.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DDF6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DDF6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8E0F7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9E0F5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DDF6?

With the hex code #E2DDF6, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DDF6?

Use black text. Black on #E2DDF6 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DDF6?

Its complementary colour is #F1F6DD, and analogous partners are #DDE5F6 and #EFDDF6.