#EED9FF
Periwinkle · very light cool white
About #EED9FF
#EED9FF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 11.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAFFD9 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EED9FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EED9FF?
#EED9FF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EED9FF?
Use black text. Black on #EED9FF has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EED9FF?
Its complementary colour is #EAFFD9, and analogous partners are #DBD9FF and #FFD9FD.