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#E4BCFD

Mauve · light cool purple

About #E4BCFD

With the hex code #E4BCFD, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 74% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5FDBC, a cream shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green188
Blue253

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 8.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #E4BCFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #E4BCFD.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #E4BCFD.
12.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4BCFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4BCFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2C9FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BACCFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2C4D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4BCFD?

With the hex code #E4BCFD, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 74% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4BCFD?

Use black text. Black on #E4BCFD has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4BCFD?

Its complementary colour is #D5FDBC, and analogous partners are #C3BCFD and #FDBCF6.