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#EBD8EF

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EBD8EF

With the hex code #EBD8EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCEFD8, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green216
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #EBD8EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD8EF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD8EF.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD8EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD8EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DDF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADFEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD8EF?

With the hex code #EBD8EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD8EF?

Use black text. Black on #EBD8EF has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD8EF?

Its complementary colour is #DCEFD8, and analogous partners are #DFD8EF and #EFD8E8.