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#E7D7EE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E7D7EE

With the hex code #E7D7EE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEEED7, a beige 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 15.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green215
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #E7D7EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E7D7EE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E7D7EE.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7D7EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7D7EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DBEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7D7EE?

With the hex code #E7D7EE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7D7EE?

Use black text. Black on #E7D7EE has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7D7EE?

Its complementary colour is #DEEED7, and analogous partners are #DBD7EE and #EED7EA.