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#EADCED

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EADCED

#EADCED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFEDDC (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green220
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #EADCED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADCED.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADCED.
15.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EADCED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDFEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE1EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EADDE1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADCED?

#EADCED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EADCED?

Use black text. Black on #EADCED has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADCED?

Its complementary colour is #DFEDDC, and analogous partners are #E1DCED and #EDDCE8.