#E8DCF3
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #E8DCF3
#E8DCF3 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7F3DC — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8DCF3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.96:1, 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 #E8DCF3?
#E8DCF3 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E8DCF3?
Use black text. Black on #E8DCF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8DCF3?
Its complementary colour is #E7F3DC, and analogous partners are #DDDCF3 and #F3DCF3.