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#E7DCF3

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E7DCF3

#E7DCF3 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8F3DC (beige), 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 — 15.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red231
Green220
Blue243

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #E7DCF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E7DCF3.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E7DCF3.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7DCF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7DCF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9E0F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBE0F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6DFE3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7DCF3?

#E7DCF3 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7DCF3?

Use black text. Black on #E7DCF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7DCF3?

Its complementary colour is #E8F3DC, and analogous partners are #DCDDF3 and #F3DCF3.