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#E9D4E9

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #E9D4E9

With the hex code #E9D4E9, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4E9D4, 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 — 15.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red233
Green212
Blue233

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E9D4E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9D4E9.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #E9D4E9.
15.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9D4E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9D4E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9D4E9?

With the hex code #E9D4E9, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E9D4E9?

Use black text. Black on #E9D4E9 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9D4E9?

Its complementary colour is #D4E9D4, and analogous partners are #DFD4E9 and #E9D4DF.