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#DEC7DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #DEC7DB

#DEC7DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7DECA (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green199
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DEC7DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC7DB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEC7DB.
13.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEC7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEC7DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CCDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCFDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0C8CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEC7DB?

#DEC7DB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 78% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DEC7DB?

Use black text. Black on #DEC7DB has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEC7DB?

Its complementary colour is #C7DECA, and analogous partners are #D6C7DE and #DEC7CF.