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#ECC7EF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECC7EF

#ECC7EF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAEFC7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECC7EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green199
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #ECC7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC7EF.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC7EF.
13.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4D0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD4ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EECAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC7EF?

#ECC7EF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC7EF?

Use black text. Black on #ECC7EF has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC7EF?

Its complementary colour is #CAEFC7, and analogous partners are #D8C7EF and #EFC7DE.