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#DEC4DB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DEC4DB

#DEC4DB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 77% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4DEC7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green196
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #DEC4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC4DB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC4DB.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C5CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC4DB?

#DEC4DB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 77% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC4DB?

Use black text. Black on #DEC4DB has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC4DB?

Its complementary colour is #C4DEC7, and analogous partners are #D4C4DE and #DEC4CE.