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#EACBF2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EACBF2

#EACBF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3F2CB (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 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green203
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #EACBF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACBF2.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACBF2.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EACBF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EACBF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D3F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACBF2?

#EACBF2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EACBF2?

Use black text. Black on #EACBF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACBF2?

Its complementary colour is #D3F2CB, and analogous partners are #D6CBF2 and #F2CBE7.