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#ECD5EE

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #ECD5EE

With the hex code #ECD5EE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EED5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green213
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #ECD5EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5EE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5EE.
15.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3DAEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDD7DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5EE?

With the hex code #ECD5EE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5EE?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5EE has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5EE?

Its complementary colour is #D7EED5, and analogous partners are #E0D5EE and #EED5E3.