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#EBCFFD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EBCFFD

#EBCFFD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 10.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1FDCF — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBCFFD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green207
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #EBCFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBCFFD.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EBCFFD.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBCFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D8FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEDAFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD4DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCFFD?

#EBCFFD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 81% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCFFD?

Use black text. Black on #EBCFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCFFD?

Its complementary colour is #E1FDCF, and analogous partners are #D4CFFD and #FDCFF8.