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#ECB7E9

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #ECB7E9

#ECB7E9 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 72% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ECBA (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green183
Blue233

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #ECB7E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB7E9.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB7E9.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB7E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB7E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4C4EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CAE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0BBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB7E9?

#ECB7E9 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 72% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB7E9?

Use black text. Black on #ECB7E9 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB7E9?

Its complementary colour is #B7ECBA, and analogous partners are #D5B7EC and #ECB7CE.