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#E7CFFC

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #E7CFFC

With the hex code #E7CFFC, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4FCCF, a cream 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 14.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green207
Blue252

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #E7CFFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E7CFFC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E7CFFC.
14.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CFFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CFFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D7FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD8FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D4DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CFFC?

With the hex code #E7CFFC, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CFFC?

Use black text. Black on #E7CFFC has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CFFC?

Its complementary colour is #E4FCCF, and analogous partners are #D1CFFC and #FCCFFB.