#ECBDEA
Lilac · light warm pink
About #ECBDEA
#ECBDEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDECBF — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBDEA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBDEA
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How #ECBDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBDEA?
#ECBDEA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBDEA?
Use black text. Black on #ECBDEA has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBDEA?
Its complementary colour is #BDECBF, and analogous partners are #D7BDEC and #ECBDD3.