#E4CFEF
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #E4CFEF
#E4CFEF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAEFCF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4CFEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.47:1, 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 #E4CFEF?
#E4CFEF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4CFEF?
Use black text. Black on #E4CFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4CFEF?
Its complementary colour is #DAEFCF, and analogous partners are #D4CFEF and #EFCFEA.