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#ECBDEB

Lilac · light warm pink

About #ECBDEB

With the hex code #ECBDEB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDECBE, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green189
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #ECBDEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECBDEB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #ECBDEB.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECBDEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC8ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CEE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBDEB?

With the hex code #ECBDEB, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 74% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBDEB?

Use black text. Black on #ECBDEB has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBDEB?

Its complementary colour is #BDECBE, and analogous partners are #D6BDEC and #ECBDD4.