#EFDDF7
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #EFDDF7
#EFDDF7 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5F7DD — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDDF7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.36:1, 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 #EFDDF7?
#EFDDF7 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EFDDF7?
Use black text. Black on #EFDDF7 has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFDDF7?
Its complementary colour is #E5F7DD, and analogous partners are #E2DDF7 and #F7DDF2.