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#ECCFF1

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECCFF1

With the hex code #ECCFF1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4F1CF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green207
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ECCFF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCFF1.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECCFF1.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECCFF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECCFF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD6F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD2DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECCFF1?

With the hex code #ECCFF1, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECCFF1?

Use black text. Black on #ECCFF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECCFF1?

Its complementary colour is #D4F1CF, and analogous partners are #DBCFF1 and #F1CFE5.