#E4BFFF
Mauve · very light cool purple
About #E4BFFF
#E4BFFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 75% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 9.8); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAFFBF — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4BFFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4BFFF?
#E4BFFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 75% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4BFFF?
Use black text. Black on #E4BFFF has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4BFFF?
Its complementary colour is #DAFFBF, and analogous partners are #C4BFFF and #FFBFFA.