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#ECB8EC

Wisteria · light warm pink

About #ECB8EC

#ECB8EC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 72% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 11.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8ECB8 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECB8EC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green184
Blue236

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.7
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ECB8EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB8EC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #ECB8EC.
12.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB8EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB8EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5C5EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFBCCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB8EC?

#ECB8EC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 72% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB8EC?

Use black text. Black on #ECB8EC has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB8EC?

Its complementary colour is #B8ECB8, and analogous partners are #D2B8EC and #ECB8D2.