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#E8CDEB

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8CDEB

With the hex code #E8CDEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EBCD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green205
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #E8CDEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CDEB.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CDEB.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CDEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CDEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D6EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CDEB?

With the hex code #E8CDEB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 80% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CDEB?

Use black text. Black on #E8CDEB has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CDEB?

Its complementary colour is #D0EBCD, and analogous partners are #D9CDEB and #EBCDDF.