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#ECCDEE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECCDEE

#ECCDEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFEECD (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 14.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green205
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #ECCDEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDEE.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCDEE.
14.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECCDEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCDEE?

#ECCDEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCDEE?

Use black text. Black on #ECCDEE has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCDEE?

Its complementary colour is #CFEECD, and analogous partners are #DCCDEE and #EECDE0.