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#ECC6FD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #ECC6FD

With the hex code #ECC6FD, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 13.1 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7FDC6, a cream 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 — 14.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green198
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #ECC6FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ECC6FD.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #ECC6FD.
14.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC6FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC6FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFD1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D4FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBCCD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC6FD?

With the hex code #ECC6FD, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC6FD?

Use black text. Black on #ECC6FD has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC6FD?

Its complementary colour is #D7FDC6, and analogous partners are #D1C6FD and #FDC6F3.