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#EAD0FE

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EAD0FE

With the hex code #EAD0FE, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4FED0, 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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue254

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #EAD0FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EAD0FE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EAD0FE.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D8FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEDAFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8D5DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0FE?

With the hex code #EAD0FE, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0FE?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0FE has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0FE?

Its complementary colour is #E4FED0, and analogous partners are #D3D0FE and #FED0FB.