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#ECC6EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECC6EC

#ECC6EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6ECC6 (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 13.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green198
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #ECC6EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6EC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC6EC.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC6EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC6EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CFEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC6EC?

#ECC6EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC6EC?

Use black text. Black on #ECC6EC has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC6EC?

Its complementary colour is #C6ECC6, and analogous partners are #D9C6EC and #ECC6D9.