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#E7CCDF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E7CCDF

#E7CCDF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCE7D4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red231
Green204
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #E7CCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CCDF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E7CCDF.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7CCDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7CCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD1E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EACDD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7CCDF?

#E7CCDF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E7CCDF?

Use black text. Black on #E7CCDF has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7CCDF?

Its complementary colour is #CCE7D4, and analogous partners are #E2CCE7 and #E7CCD2.