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#EFD0FE

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #EFD0FE

#EFD0FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 18% 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 #DFFED0 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD0FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green208
Blue254

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #EFD0FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EFD0FE.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #EFD0FE.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD0FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD0FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD9FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0DCFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED5DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD0FE?

#EFD0FE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 82% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD0FE?

Use black text. Black on #EFD0FE has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD0FE?

Its complementary colour is #DFFED0, and analogous partners are #D8D0FE and #FED0F6.