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#EBE1F2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EBE1F2

With the hex code #EBE1F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 88% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8F2E1, a beige 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 16.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green225
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #EBE1F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBE1F2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBE1F2.
16.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE1F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE1F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE4F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E5F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAE3E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE1F2?

With the hex code #EBE1F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 88% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBE1F2?

Use black text. Black on #EBE1F2 has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE1F2?

Its complementary colour is #E8F2E1, and analogous partners are #E3E1F2 and #F2E1F1.