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#EACFFC

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EACFFC

With the hex code #EACFFC, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 7% 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 10.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1FCCF, a cream shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green207
Blue252

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #EACFFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EACFFC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EACFFC.
14.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACFFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D7FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED9FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D4DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACFFC?

With the hex code #EACFFC, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EACFFC?

Use black text. Black on #EACFFC has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACFFC?

Its complementary colour is #E1FCCF, and analogous partners are #D3CFFC and #FCCFF8.