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#EBD3F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EBD3F2

#EBD3F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAF2D3 (pale mint), 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 15.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green211
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #EBD3F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD3F2.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD3F2.
15.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD3F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD3F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D9F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DCF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD6DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD3F2?

#EBD3F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD3F2?

Use black text. Black on #EBD3F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD3F2?

Its complementary colour is #DAF2D3, and analogous partners are #DCD3F2 and #F2D3E9.