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#E9C2ED

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E9C2ED

#E9C2ED is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 76% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6EDC2 (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 — 13.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green194
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #E9C2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9C2ED.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9C2ED.
13.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9C2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9C2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFCCEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D0EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBC6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9C2ED?

#E9C2ED is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 76% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E9C2ED?

Use black text. Black on #E9C2ED has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9C2ED?

Its complementary colour is #C6EDC2, and analogous partners are #D4C2ED and #EDC2DB.