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#EBD4F4

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EBD4F4

#EBD4F4 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDF4D4 (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 15.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green212
Blue244

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #EBD4F4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4F4.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD4F4.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD4F4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD4F4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DAF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DCF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD4F4?

#EBD4F4 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 83% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD4F4?

Use black text. Black on #EBD4F4 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD4F4?

Its complementary colour is #DDF4D4, and analogous partners are #DBD4F4 and #F4D4ED.