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#E8D0EA

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8D0EA

#E8D0EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2EAD0 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8D0EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green208
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #E8D0EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D0EA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D0EA.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D0EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D0EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D2D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D0EA?

#E8D0EA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 82% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D0EA?

Use black text. Black on #E8D0EA has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D0EA?

Its complementary colour is #D2EAD0, and analogous partners are #DBD0EA and #EAD0DF.