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#EBCFEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBCFEF

With the hex code #EBCFEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3EFCF, 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 — 14.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #EBCFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBCFEF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBCFEF.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBCFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD6F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD2DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCFEF?

With the hex code #EBCFEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCFEF?

Use black text. Black on #EBCFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCFEF?

Its complementary colour is #D3EFCF, and analogous partners are #DBCFEF and #EFCFE3.