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#ECD5E7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD5E7

#ECD5E7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5ECDA — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD5E7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green213
Blue231

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #ECD5E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5E7.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5E7.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DAE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADDE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5E7?

#ECD5E7 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5E7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5E7?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECDA, and analogous partners are #E5D5EC and #ECD5DC.