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#E6D1EA

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E6D1EA

#E6D1EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5EAD1 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red230
Green209
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #E6D1EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E6D1EA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E6D1EA.
14.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E6D1EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E6D1EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E6D1EA?

#E6D1EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 82% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E6D1EA?

Use black text. Black on #E6D1EA has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E6D1EA?

Its complementary colour is #D5EAD1, and analogous partners are #DAD1EA and #EAD1E1.