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#ECC5EA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECC5EA

#ECC5EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5ECC7 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green197
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #ECC5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC5EA.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC5EA.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC5EA?

#ECC5EA is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 77% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC5EA?

Use black text. Black on #ECC5EA has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC5EA?

Its complementary colour is #C5ECC7, and analogous partners are #DBC5EC and #ECC5D7.