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#EBC2ED

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBC2ED

With the hex code #EBC2ED, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 76% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4EDC2, 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 — 13.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green194
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #EBC2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC2ED.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC2ED.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFCCEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC2ED?

With the hex code #EBC2ED, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 76% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC2ED?

Use black text. Black on #EBC2ED has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC2ED?

Its complementary colour is #C4EDC2, and analogous partners are #D5C2ED and #EDC2DA.