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#E9CEEF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E9CEEF

With the hex code #E9CEEF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4EFCE, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red233
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #E9CEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CEEF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CEEF.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9CEEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9CEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9CEEF?

With the hex code #E9CEEF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9CEEF?

Use black text. Black on #E9CEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9CEEF?

Its complementary colour is #D4EFCE, and analogous partners are #D9CEEF and #EFCEE5.