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#ECBDE1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDE1

#ECBDE1 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.9); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDECC8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBDE1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green189
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #ECBDE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDE1.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDE1.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC7E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDE1?

#ECBDE1 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDE1?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDE1 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDE1?

Its complementary colour is #BDECC8, and analogous partners are #E0BDEC and #ECBDCA.