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#EDCFFD

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EDCFFD

#EDCFFD is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 10.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFFDCF (cream), 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 — 14.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green207
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #EDCFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EDCFFD.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EDCFFD.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D8FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFDAFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD4DE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCFFD?

#EDCFFD is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCFFD?

Use black text. Black on #EDCFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCFFD?

Its complementary colour is #DFFDCF, and analogous partners are #D6CFFD and #FDCFF6.