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#E8D3EC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8D3EC

#E8D3EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7ECD3 (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 14.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green211
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #E8D3EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D3EC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D3EC.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D3EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D3EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D5DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D3EC?

#E8D3EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 83% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D3EC?

Use black text. Black on #E8D3EC has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D3EC?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECD3, and analogous partners are #DBD3EC and #ECD3E4.