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#E7BFEA

Thistle · light cool pink

About #E7BFEA

#E7BFEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 75% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2EABF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E7BFEA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green191
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #E7BFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7BFEA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7BFEA.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7BFEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7BFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CDE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9C3CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7BFEA?

#E7BFEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 75% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E7BFEA?

Use black text. Black on #E7BFEA has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7BFEA?

Its complementary colour is #C2EABF, and analogous partners are #D2BFEA and #EABFD7.