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#E3DEEE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E3DEEE

With the hex code #E3DEEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9EEDE, a eggshell 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 15.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red227
Green222
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #E3DEEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E3DEEE.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E3DEEE.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E3DEEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E3DEEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBE0EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE0ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E0E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E3DEEE?

With the hex code #E3DEEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E3DEEE?

Use black text. Black on #E3DEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E3DEEE?

Its complementary colour is #E9EEDE, and analogous partners are #DEE1EE and #EBDEEE.