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#ECB6E8

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #ECB6E8

#ECB6E8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 71% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6ECBA — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECB6E8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green182
Blue232

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #ECB6E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB6E8.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB6E8.
12.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB6E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB6E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4C3EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CAE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0BAC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB6E8?

#ECB6E8 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 71% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB6E8?

Use black text. Black on #ECB6E8 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB6E8?

Its complementary colour is #B6ECBA, and analogous partners are #D5B6EC and #ECB6CD.