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#ECC6EB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECC6EB

With the hex code #ECC6EB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6ECC7, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green198
Blue235

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #ECC6EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6EB.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6EB.
13.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC6EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC6EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CFED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC9D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC6EB?

With the hex code #ECC6EB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC6EB?

Use black text. Black on #ECC6EB has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC6EB?

Its complementary colour is #C6ECC7, and analogous partners are #DAC6EC and #ECC6D8.