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#E4D0EF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E4D0EF

With the hex code #E4D0EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 82% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBEFD0, a beige 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 — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green208
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #E4D0EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4D0EF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4D0EF.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4D0EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4D0EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD6F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D3DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4D0EF?

With the hex code #E4D0EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 82% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4D0EF?

Use black text. Black on #E4D0EF has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4D0EF?

Its complementary colour is #DBEFD0, and analogous partners are #D5D0EF and #EFD0EB.