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#E8D4EA

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8D4EA

With the hex code #E8D4EA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 9% 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 7.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6EAD4, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red232
Green212
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #E8D4EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D4EA.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D4EA.
15.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D4EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D4EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D9EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D4EA?

With the hex code #E8D4EA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D4EA?

Use black text. Black on #E8D4EA has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D4EA?

Its complementary colour is #D6EAD4, and analogous partners are #DDD4EA and #EAD4E1.