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#ECDBF1

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #ECDBF1

With the hex code #ECDBF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 9% 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 6.6 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0F1DB, a beige 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 — 15.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green219
Blue241

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ECDBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDBF1.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDBF1.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DFF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE1F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDDE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDBF1?

With the hex code #ECDBF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDBF1?

Use black text. Black on #ECDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDBF1?

Its complementary colour is #E0F1DB, and analogous partners are #E1DBF1 and #F1DBEB.