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#EED6FD

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #EED6FD

With the hex code #EED6FD, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5FDD6, a cream shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green214
Blue253

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #EED6FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED6FD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED6FD.
15.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED6FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED6FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DDFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DFFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDAE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED6FD?

With the hex code #EED6FD, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EED6FD?

Use black text. Black on #EED6FD has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED6FD?

Its complementary colour is #E5FDD6, and analogous partners are #DBD6FD and #FDD6F9.