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#E9CFF2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #E9CFF2

#E9CFF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.9), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8F2CF (pale mint), 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 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green207
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #E9CFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CFF2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9CFF2.
14.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9CFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9CFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD6F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D8F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D3DB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9CFF2?

#E9CFF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 81% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E9CFF2?

Use black text. Black on #E9CFF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9CFF2?

Its complementary colour is #D8F2CF, and analogous partners are #D8CFF2 and #F2CFEA.