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#ECD5EC

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECD5EC

#ECD5EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5ECD5 (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 15.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green213
Blue236

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #ECD5EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5EC.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5EC.
15.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DAED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED7DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5EC?

#ECD5EC is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5EC?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5EC has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5EC?

Its complementary colour is #D5ECD5, and analogous partners are #E1D5EC and #ECD5E1.