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#E9C2EF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E9C2EF

With the hex code #E9C2EF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8EFC2, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green194
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #E9C2EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9C2EF.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9C2EF.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9C2EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9C2EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BECCF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D0ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBC6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9C2EF?

With the hex code #E9C2EF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9C2EF?

Use black text. Black on #E9C2EF has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9C2EF?

Its complementary colour is #C8EFC2, and analogous partners are #D3C2EF and #EFC2DF.