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#E4C0EA

Thistle · light cool pink

About #E4C0EA

With the hex code #E4C0EA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 75% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6EAC0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green192
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #E4C0EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C0EA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E4C0EA.
13.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4C0EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4C0EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CDE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5C4CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4C0EA?

With the hex code #E4C0EA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 75% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4C0EA?

Use black text. Black on #E4C0EA has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4C0EA?

Its complementary colour is #C6EAC0, and analogous partners are #CFC0EA and #EAC0DB.