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#EBBDEC

Lilac · light cool pink

About #EBBDEC

With the hex code #EBBDEC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 74% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEECBD, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green189
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #EBBDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EBBDEC.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EBBDEC.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBBDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC8EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEC1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBBDEC?

With the hex code #EBBDEC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 74% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBBDEC?

Use black text. Black on #EBBDEC has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBBDEC?

Its complementary colour is #BEECBD, and analogous partners are #D4BDEC and #ECBDD6.