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#EBD5EF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EBD5EF

With the hex code #EBD5EF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% 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 7.7 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9EFD5, 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 — 15.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red235
Green213
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #EBD5EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5EF.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EBD5EF.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD5EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD5EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3DAF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DDEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD7DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD5EF?

With the hex code #EBD5EF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 84% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD5EF?

Use black text. Black on #EBD5EF has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD5EF?

Its complementary colour is #D9EFD5, and analogous partners are #DED5EF and #EFD5E6.