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#E1BCCF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #E1BCCF

#E1BCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6); Bubblegum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCE1CE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E1BCCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green188
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.4
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #E1BCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCCF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E1BCCF.
12.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1BCCF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1BCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6BCC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1BCCF?

#E1BCCF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 74% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1BCCF?

Use black text. Black on #E1BCCF has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1BCCF?

Its complementary colour is #BCE1CE, and analogous partners are #E0BCE1 and #E1BCBD.