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#EBD8ED

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #EBD8ED

#EBD8ED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 85% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAEDD8 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green216
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #EBD8ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD8ED.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD8ED.
15.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD8ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD8ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADFEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECDADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD8ED?

#EBD8ED is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 85% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD8ED?

Use black text. Black on #EBD8ED has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD8ED?

Its complementary colour is #DAEDD8, and analogous partners are #E0D8ED and #EDD8E5.