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#E2CFE3

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E2CFE3

With the hex code #E2CFE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0E3CF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green207
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #E2CFE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CFE3.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E2CFE3.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CFE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CFE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D6E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3D1D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CFE3?

With the hex code #E2CFE3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CFE3?

Use black text. Black on #E2CFE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CFE3?

Its complementary colour is #D0E3CF, and analogous partners are #D8CFE3 and #E3CFDA.