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#ECD5F4

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #ECD5F4

With the hex code #ECD5F4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDF4D5, 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 15.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green213
Blue244

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ECD5F4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5F4.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECD5F4.
15.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD5F4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD5F4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DBF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD8DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD5F4?

With the hex code #ECD5F4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 84% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD5F4?

Use black text. Black on #ECD5F4 has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD5F4?

Its complementary colour is #DDF4D5, and analogous partners are #DCD5F4 and #F4D5ED.