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#ECD3E7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD3E7

With the hex code #ECD3E7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3ECD8, 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 — 15.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green211
Blue231

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #ECD3E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3E7.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD3E7.
15.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD3E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD3E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D8E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DBE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD3E7?

With the hex code #ECD3E7, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD3E7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD3E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD3E7?

Its complementary colour is #D3ECD8, and analogous partners are #E5D3EC and #ECD3DB.