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#ECBDDC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDDC

With the hex code #ECBDDC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECCD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green189
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.7
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #ECBDDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDC.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDC.
12.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC6DD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2BEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDDC?

With the hex code #ECBDDC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDDC?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDDC has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDDC?

Its complementary colour is #BDECCD, and analogous partners are #E4BDEC and #ECBDC5.