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#ECCEF0

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECCEF0

#ECCEF0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.7), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2F0CE (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 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green206
Blue240

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #ECCEF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCEF0.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCEF0.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCEF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCEF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D9EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD1D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCEF0?

#ECCEF0 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCEF0?

Use black text. Black on #ECCEF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCEF0?

Its complementary colour is #D2F0CE, and analogous partners are #DBCEF0 and #F0CEE3.