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#ECBDDF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDDF

With the hex code #ECBDDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECCA, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green189
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #ECBDDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDF.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDDF.
12.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC7E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BEC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDDF?

With the hex code #ECBDDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDDF?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDDF has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDDF?

Its complementary colour is #BDECCA, and analogous partners are #E2BDEC and #ECBDC8.