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#EEDAF4

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #EEDAF4

#EEDAF4 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.1), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0F4DA (beige), 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 15.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green218
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #EEDAF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAF4.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEDAF4.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDAF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDAF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DFF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBE1F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEDCE2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDAF4?

#EEDAF4 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDAF4?

Use black text. Black on #EEDAF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDAF4?

Its complementary colour is #E0F4DA, and analogous partners are #E1DAF4 and #F4DAED.