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#E8DFF4

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E8DFF4

With the hex code #E8DFF4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.6 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBF4DF, 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 16.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green223
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #E8DFF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E8DFF4.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E8DFF4.
16.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8DFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8DFF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE2F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE3F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6E2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8DFF4?

With the hex code #E8DFF4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8DFF4?

Use black text. Black on #E8DFF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8DFF4?

Its complementary colour is #EBF4DF, and analogous partners are #DFE1F4 and #F3DFF4.