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#E9D2EC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #E9D2EC

#E9D2EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5ECD2 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red233
Green210
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #E9D2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9D2EC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9D2EC.
14.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9D2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9D2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAD4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9D2EC?

#E9D2EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E9D2EC?

Use black text. Black on #E9D2EC has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9D2EC?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECD2, and analogous partners are #DCD2EC and #ECD2E2.