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#E7BDEC

Lilac · light cool pink

About #E7BDEC

#E7BDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.3); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2ECBD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E7BDEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green189
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #E7BDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E7BDEC.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E7BDEC.
12.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7BDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7BDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C8EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2CCEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9C1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7BDEC?

#E7BDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7BDEC?

Use black text. Black on #E7BDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7BDEC?

Its complementary colour is #C2ECBD, and analogous partners are #D0BDEC and #ECBDDA.