Close to Thistle
#E6CEEB
#E6CEEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 80.8% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E6CEEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E6CEEB as they’d see it.
#E6CEEB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E6CEEB
What color is #E6CEEB?
#E6CEEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 80.8% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E6CEEB in RGB?
#E6CEEB is rgb(230, 206, 235): 230 red, 206 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E6CEEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 12, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E6CEEB?
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 #E6CEEB?
Its complement #C4DCC0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.