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#ECBDE8

Lilac · light warm pink

About #ECBDE8

With the hex code #ECBDE8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECC1, 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 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green189
Blue232

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #ECBDE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECBDE8.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECBDE8.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBDE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBDE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC8EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CEE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0C0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDE8?

With the hex code #ECBDE8, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDE8?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDE8 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDE8?

Its complementary colour is #BDECC1, and analogous partners are #D9BDEC and #ECBDD1.