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#ECB9EA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #ECB9EA

#ECB9EA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 92% 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 Lilac (ΔE 12.0), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9ECBB (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green185
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #ECB9EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECB9EA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECB9EA.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB9EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB9EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6C5EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2CBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0BDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB9EA?

#ECB9EA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 92% 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 #ECB9EA?

Use black text. Black on #ECB9EA has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB9EA?

Its complementary colour is #B9ECBB, and analogous partners are #D5B9EC and #ECB9D0.