#E4DEEE
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #E4DEEE
#E4DEEE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8EEDE (eggshell), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.98:1 (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 #E4DEEE?
#E4DEEE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DEEE?
Use black text. Black on #E4DEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DEEE?
Its complementary colour is #E8EEDE, and analogous partners are #DEE0EE and #ECDEEE.