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#E8CDEC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8CDEC

#E8CDEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1ECCD (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red232
Green205
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #E8CDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CDEC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8CDEC.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD4ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CDEC?

#E8CDEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CDEC?

Use black text. Black on #E8CDEC has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CDEC?

Its complementary colour is #D1ECCD, and analogous partners are #D9CDEC and #ECCDE1.