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#E9CFFD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #E9CFFD

With the hex code #E9CFFD, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3FDCF, a cream 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 — 14.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green207
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #E9CFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E9CFFD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #E9CFFD.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9CFFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9CFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D7FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD9FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D5DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9CFFD?

With the hex code #E9CFFD, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9CFFD?

Use black text. Black on #E9CFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9CFFD?

Its complementary colour is #E3FDCF, and analogous partners are #D2CFFD and #FDCFFA.