#ECC4EC
Thistle · very light warm pink
About #ECC4EC
#ECC4EC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 77% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.0); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4ECC4 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECC4EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECC4EC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECC4EC?
#ECC4EC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 77% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECC4EC?
Use black text. Black on #ECC4EC has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECC4EC?
Its complementary colour is #C4ECC4, and analogous partners are #D8C4EC and #ECC4D8.