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#E7D3EC

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E7D3EC

With the hex code #E7D3EC, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% 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 7.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8ECD3, 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 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green211
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #E7D3EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D3EC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7D3EC.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D3EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D3EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8D5DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D3EC?

With the hex code #E7D3EC, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D3EC?

Use black text. Black on #E7D3EC has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D3EC?

Its complementary colour is #D8ECD3, and analogous partners are #DBD3EC and #ECD3E5.