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#EACBF1

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EACBF1

With the hex code #EACBF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 80% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2F1CB, 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 — 14.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green203
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #EACBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACBF1.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACBF1.
14.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EACBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EACBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D3F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED6F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACBF1?

With the hex code #EACBF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 80% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EACBF1?

Use black text. Black on #EACBF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACBF1?

Its complementary colour is #D2F1CB, and analogous partners are #D7CBF1 and #F1CBE5.