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#E8D4EB

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E8D4EB

#E8D4EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7EBD4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green212
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #E8D4EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D4EB.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E8D4EB.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8D4EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8D4EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9D6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8D4EB?

#E8D4EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E8D4EB?

Use black text. Black on #E8D4EB has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8D4EB?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBD4, and analogous partners are #DCD4EB and #EBD4E3.