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#EAD2ED

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EAD2ED

With the hex code #EAD2ED, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5EDD2, 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 — 14.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green210
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EAD2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD2ED.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EAD2ED.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D8EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBD4DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD2ED?

With the hex code #EAD2ED, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD2ED?

Use black text. Black on #EAD2ED has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD2ED?

Its complementary colour is #D5EDD2, and analogous partners are #DCD2ED and #EDD2E3.