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#EADDEF

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EADDEF

#EADDEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2EFDD (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 — 16.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green221
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #EADDEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADDEF.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EADDEF.
16.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EADDEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBE0F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE2EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EADFE3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADDEF?

#EADDEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EADDEF?

Use black text. Black on #EADDEF has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADDEF?

Its complementary colour is #E2EFDD, and analogous partners are #E1DDEF and #EFDDEB.