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#ECCBF1

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECCBF1

#ECCBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.9); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0F1CB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECCBF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green203
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ECCBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCBF1.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCBF1.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D3F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD7F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDCED8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCBF1?

#ECCBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCBF1?

Use black text. Black on #ECCBF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCBF1?

Its complementary colour is #D0F1CB, and analogous partners are #D9CBF1 and #F1CBE3.