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#E8CCDF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E8CCDF

#E8CCDF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCE8D5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8CCDF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green204
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E8CCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CCDF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CCDF.
14.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CCDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD1E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECCDD2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CCDF?

#E8CCDF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CCDF?

Use black text. Black on #E8CCDF has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CCDF?

Its complementary colour is #CCE8D5, and analogous partners are #E3CCE8 and #E8CCD1.