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#E4CDEB

#E4CDEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 89.4% red, 80.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E4CDEB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#E4CDEB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #E4CDEB

What color is #E4CDEB?

#E4CDEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 89.4% red, 80.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #E4CDEB in RGB?

#E4CDEB is rgb(228, 205, 235): 228 red, 205 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #E4CDEB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(3, 13, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #E4CDEB?

PANTONE 263 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #E4CDEB?

Its complement #C4DBBD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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