#ECBDE5
Lilac · light warm pink
About #ECBDE5
With the hex code #ECBDE5, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECC4, 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 — 12.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBDE5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #ECBDE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBDE5?
With the hex code #ECBDE5, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBDE5?
Use black text. Black on #ECBDE5 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBDE5?
Its complementary colour is #BDECC4, and analogous partners are #DCBDEC and #ECBDCE.