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#ECBEE1

Thistle · light warm pink

About #ECBEE1

With the hex code #ECBEE1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEECC9, 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 — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green190
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ECBEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBEE1.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECBEE1.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECBEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECBEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC8E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CEE0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1C0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECBEE1?

With the hex code #ECBEE1, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECBEE1?

Use black text. Black on #ECBEE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECBEE1?

Its complementary colour is #BEECC9, and analogous partners are #E0BEEC and #ECBECA.