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#E7CFFD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #E7CFFD

#E7CFFD is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5FDCF (cream), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green207
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #E7CFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E7CFFD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E7CFFD.
14.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CFFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D7FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD8FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5D5DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CFFD?

#E7CFFD is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CFFD?

Use black text. Black on #E7CFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CFFD?

Its complementary colour is #E5FDCF, and analogous partners are #D0CFFD and #FDCFFC.