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#E2DDF7

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2DDF7

#E2DDF7 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2F7DD (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green221
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #E2DDF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DDF7.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2DDF7.
15.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DDF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DDF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8E0F8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8E0F6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DDF7?

#E2DDF7 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DDF7?

Use black text. Black on #E2DDF7 has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DDF7?

Its complementary colour is #F2F7DD, and analogous partners are #DDE5F7 and #EFDDF7.