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#E7CEEE

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E7CEEE

With the hex code #E7CEEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5EECE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green206
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #E7CEEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CEEE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CEEE.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CEEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CEEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8D1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CEEE?

With the hex code #E7CEEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CEEE?

Use black text. Black on #E7CEEE has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CEEE?

Its complementary colour is #D5EECE, and analogous partners are #D7CEEE and #EECEE5.