ColorXprez

#ECBDE2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBDE2

With the hex code #ECBDE2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECC7, 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 12.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red236
Green189
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #ECBDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDE2.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBDE2.
12.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC7E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CDE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1BFC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDE2?

With the hex code #ECBDE2, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDE2?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDE2 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDE2?

Its complementary colour is #BDECC7, and analogous partners are #DFBDEC and #ECBDCB.