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#EDDCF2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EDDCF2

With the hex code #EDDCF2, 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 6.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E1F2DC, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green220
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #EDDCF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDDCF2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDDCF2.
16.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDCF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDCF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE0F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE2F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDEE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDCF2?

With the hex code #EDDCF2, 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 #EDDCF2?

Use black text. Black on #EDDCF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDCF2?

Its complementary colour is #E1F2DC, and analogous partners are #E2DCF2 and #F2DCEC.