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#EACEEC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EACEEC

#EACEEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0ECCE (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 14.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green206
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #EACEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EACEEC.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACEEC?

#EACEEC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EACEEC?

Use black text. Black on #EACEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACEEC?

Its complementary colour is #D0ECCE, and analogous partners are #DBCEEC and #ECCEDF.