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#EAC8EB

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EAC8EB

With the hex code #EAC8EB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9EBC8, 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 — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green200
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #EAC8EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC8EB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAC8EB.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAC8EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAC8EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D0ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD4EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECCBD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAC8EB?

With the hex code #EAC8EB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAC8EB?

Use black text. Black on #EAC8EB has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAC8EB?

Its complementary colour is #C9EBC8, and analogous partners are #D9C8EB and #EBC8DB.