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#ECD7EB

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECD7EB

#ECD7EB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7ECD8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD7EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green215
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #ECD7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7EB.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7EB.
15.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED8DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD7EB?

#ECD7EB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD7EB?

Use black text. Black on #ECD7EB has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD7EB?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECD8, and analogous partners are #E3D7EC and #ECD7E0.