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#EBCFFC

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EBCFFC

#EBCFFC is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 10.4), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0FCCF (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 14.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green207
Blue252

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #EBCFFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBCFFC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBCFFC.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBCFFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D7FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEDAFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD4DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCFFC?

#EBCFFC is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCFFC?

Use black text. Black on #EBCFFC has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCFFC?

Its complementary colour is #E0FCCF, and analogous partners are #D4CFFC and #FCCFF7.