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#EBC6EC

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBC6EC

With the hex code #EBC6EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% 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 8.8 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7ECC6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green198
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #EBC6EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC6EC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC6EC.
13.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC6EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC6EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CFEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD3EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDC9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC6EC?

With the hex code #EBC6EC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC6EC?

Use black text. Black on #EBC6EC has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC6EC?

Its complementary colour is #C7ECC6, and analogous partners are #D8C6EC and #ECC6DA.