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#EBD5F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EBD5F2

With the hex code #EBD5F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCF2D5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green213
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #EBD5F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5F2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5F2.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD5F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD5F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DBF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD8DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD5F2?

With the hex code #EBD5F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD5F2?

Use black text. Black on #EBD5F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD5F2?

Its complementary colour is #DCF2D5, and analogous partners are #DCD5F2 and #F2D5EB.