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#EED0FE

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EED0FE

#EED0FE is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 11.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0FED0 (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 15.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green208
Blue254

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #EED0FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EED0FE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EED0FE.
15.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED0FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED0FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD9FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0DBFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD5DF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED0FE?

#EED0FE is a very light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EED0FE?

Use black text. Black on #EED0FE has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED0FE?

Its complementary colour is #E0FED0, and analogous partners are #D7D0FE and #FED0F7.