#ECD0FE
Periwinkle · very light cool purple
About #ECD0FE
#ECD0FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 10.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FED0 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD0FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECD0FE?
#ECD0FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD0FE?
Use black text. Black on #ECD0FE has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD0FE?
Its complementary colour is #E2FED0, and analogous partners are #D5D0FE and #FED0F9.