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#EBC6FD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EBC6FD

#EBC6FD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 78% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 12.8); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8FDC6 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBC6FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green198
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #EBC6FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBC6FD.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBC6FD.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC6FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC6FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFD1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D4FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC6FD?

#EBC6FD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 78% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC6FD?

Use black text. Black on #EBC6FD has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC6FD?

Its complementary colour is #D8FDC6, and analogous partners are #CFC6FD and #FDC6F4.