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#EBC8EA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EBC8EA

With the hex code #EBC8EA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8EBC9, 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 13.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green200
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #EBC8EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC8EA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBC8EA.
13.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBC8EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBC8EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D0EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED4E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECBD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBC8EA?

With the hex code #EBC8EA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBC8EA?

Use black text. Black on #EBC8EA has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBC8EA?

Its complementary colour is #C8EBC9, and analogous partners are #DBC8EB and #EBC8D9.