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#ECD7E7

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECD7E7

#ECD7E7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7ECDC (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green215
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ECD7E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7E7.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7E7.
15.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD7E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD7E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DBE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDEE6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED8DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD7E7?

#ECD7E7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD7E7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD7E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD7E7?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECDC, and analogous partners are #E6D7EC and #ECD7DD.