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#EDD6FC

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EDD6FC

#EDD6FC is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.7), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5FCD6 (cream), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green214
Blue252

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #EDD6FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDD6FC.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDD6FC.
15.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD6FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD6FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DDFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DFFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD6FC?

#EDD6FC is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD6FC?

Use black text. Black on #EDD6FC has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD6FC?

Its complementary colour is #E5FCD6, and analogous partners are #DAD6FC and #FCD6F8.