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#E8D8EA

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #E8D8EA

#E8D8EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAEAD8 (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green216
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #E8D8EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E8D8EA.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E8D8EA.
15.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D8EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D8EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DCEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADEE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D8EA?

#E8D8EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D8EA?

Use black text. Black on #E8D8EA has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D8EA?

Its complementary colour is #DAEAD8, and analogous partners are #DFD8EA and #EAD8E3.