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#E7BBED

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E7BBED

#E7BBED is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1EDBB (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green187
Blue237

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #E7BBED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E7BBED.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E7BBED.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7BBED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7BBED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7C6EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9C0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7BBED?

#E7BBED is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7BBED?

Use black text. Black on #E7BBED has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7BBED?

Its complementary colour is #C1EDBB, and analogous partners are #CEBBED and #EDBBDA.