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#EAD0F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EAD0F2

With the hex code #EAD0F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8F2D0, a pale mint 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 14.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #EAD0F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0F2.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD0F2.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD7F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD3DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0F2?

With the hex code #EAD0F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0F2?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0F2?

Its complementary colour is #D8F2D0, and analogous partners are #D9D0F2 and #F2D0E9.