#ECDBF5
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #ECDBF5
#ECDBF5 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4F5DB (beige), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.02:1, 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 #ECDBF5?
#ECDBF5 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDBF5?
Use black text. Black on #ECDBF5 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDBF5?
Its complementary colour is #E4F5DB, and analogous partners are #DFDBF5 and #F5DBF1.