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#E8BBED

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #E8BBED

#E8BBED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0EDBB — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E8BBED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green187
Blue237

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #E8BBED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E8BBED.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #E8BBED.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8BBED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8BBED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7C6EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1CBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAC0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8BBED?

#E8BBED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8BBED?

Use black text. Black on #E8BBED has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8BBED?

Its complementary colour is #C0EDBB, and analogous partners are #CFBBED and #EDBBD9.