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#EBCCF0

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBCCF0

#EBCCF0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1F0CC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green204
Blue240

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #EBCCF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBCCF0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBCCF0.
14.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBCCF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBCCF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D4F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD7EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECCFD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCCF0?

#EBCCF0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCCF0?

Use black text. Black on #EBCCF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCCF0?

Its complementary colour is #D1F0CC, and analogous partners are #D9CCF0 and #F0CCE3.