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#EAD2EC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EAD2EC

#EAD2EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4ECD2 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAD2EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green210
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #EAD2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD2EC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD2EC.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD4DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD2EC?

#EAD2EC is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD2EC?

Use black text. Black on #EAD2EC has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD2EC?

Its complementary colour is #D4ECD2, and analogous partners are #DDD2EC and #ECD2E1.