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#ECCFEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECCFEF

#ECCFEF 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 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2EFCF (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #ECCFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCFEF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCFEF.
14.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECCFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD6F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D9EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED2DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCFEF?

#ECCFEF 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 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCFEF?

Use black text. Black on #ECCFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCFEF?

Its complementary colour is #D2EFCF, and analogous partners are #DCCFEF and #EFCFE2.