#E6DEEA
Lavender · very light neutral
About #E6DEEA
#E6DEEA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2EADE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6DEEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.00:1 (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 #E6DEEA?
#E6DEEA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 87% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E6DEEA?
Use black text. Black on #E6DEEA has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6DEEA?
Its complementary colour is #E2EADE, and analogous partners are #E0DEEA and #EADEE8.