#E5C2EF
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #E5C2EF
#E5C2EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 76% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.2); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCEFC2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5C2EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.29:1, 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 #E5C2EF?
#E5C2EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 76% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5C2EF?
Use black text. Black on #E5C2EF has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5C2EF?
Its complementary colour is #CCEFC2, and analogous partners are #CFC2EF and #EFC2E2.