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#E4C7EF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E4C7EF

With the hex code #E4C7EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2EFC7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green199
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #E4C7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C7EF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C7EF.
13.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4C7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4C7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2CFF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D2EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4CBD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4C7EF?

With the hex code #E4C7EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4C7EF?

Use black text. Black on #E4C7EF has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4C7EF?

Its complementary colour is #D2EFC7, and analogous partners are #D0C7EF and #EFC7E6.