#E5C8EF
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #E5C8EF
#E5C8EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2EFC8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5C8EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.84:1, 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 #E5C8EF?
#E5C8EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5C8EF?
Use black text. Black on #E5C8EF has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5C8EF?
Its complementary colour is #D2EFC8, and analogous partners are #D2C8EF and #EFC8E6.