#E7DCF4
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #E7DCF4
#E7DCF4 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9F4DC — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7DCF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E7DCF4?
#E7DCF4 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E7DCF4?
Use black text. Black on #E7DCF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7DCF4?
Its complementary colour is #E9F4DC, and analogous partners are #DCDDF4 and #F3DCF4.