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#EAD6FC

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EAD6FC

#EAD6FC is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.6), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8FCD6 (cream), 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 15.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green214
Blue252

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #EAD6FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD6FC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD6FC.
15.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD6FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD6FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0DDFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DEFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DBE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD6FC?

#EAD6FC is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD6FC?

Use black text. Black on #EAD6FC has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD6FC?

Its complementary colour is #E8FCD6, and analogous partners are #D7D6FC and #FCD6FB.