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#E4DFF2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E4DFF2

With the hex code #E4DFF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Lavender — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDF2DF, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green223
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 2.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #E4DFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4DFF2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4DFF2.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4DFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4DFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE1F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2E2E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4DFF2?

With the hex code #E4DFF2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4DFF2?

Use black text. Black on #E4DFF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4DFF2?

Its complementary colour is #EDF2DF, and analogous partners are #DFE3F2 and #EDDFF2.