#EDD6FD
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #EDD6FD
#EDD6FD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.0); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6FDD6 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDD6FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDD6FD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #EDD6FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDD6FD?
#EDD6FD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EDD6FD?
Use black text. Black on #EDD6FD has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDD6FD?
Its complementary colour is #E6FDD6, and analogous partners are #DAD6FD and #FDD6FA.