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#EADBF3

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EADBF3

With the hex code #EADBF3, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4F3DB, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green219
Blue243

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EADBF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADBF3.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADBF3.
15.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADBF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADBF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBE1F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9DEE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADBF3?

With the hex code #EADBF3, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EADBF3?

Use black text. Black on #EADBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADBF3?

Its complementary colour is #E4F3DB, and analogous partners are #DEDBF3 and #F3DBF0.