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#E9BDEC

Lilac · light cool pink

About #E9BDEC

#E9BDEC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 74% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.6), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0ECBD (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green189
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #E9BDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E9BDEC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #E9BDEC.
12.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9BDEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9BDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C8EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3CDEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBC1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9BDEC?

#E9BDEC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 74% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E9BDEC?

Use black text. Black on #E9BDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9BDEC?

Its complementary colour is #C0ECBD, and analogous partners are #D1BDEC and #ECBDD8.