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#EBD6FC

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EBD6FC

#EBD6FC is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.6); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7FCD6 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD6FC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green214
Blue252

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #EBD6FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD6FC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD6FC.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD6FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD6FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DDFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DEFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9DAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD6FC?

#EBD6FC is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD6FC?

Use black text. Black on #EBD6FC has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD6FC?

Its complementary colour is #E7FCD6, and analogous partners are #D8D6FC and #FCD6FA.