#E5D4E9
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #E5D4E9
#E5D4E9 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 83% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8E9D4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5D4E9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.93:1, 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 #E5D4E9?
#E5D4E9 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 83% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5D4E9?
Use black text. Black on #E5D4E9 has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5D4E9?
Its complementary colour is #D8E9D4, and analogous partners are #DBD4E9 and #E9D4E2.