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#ECD7EC

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECD7EC

With the hex code #ECD7EC, 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 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7ECD7, 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 15.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green215
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #ECD7EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7EC.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECD7EC.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD7EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD7EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADEEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD7EC?

With the hex code #ECD7EC, 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 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD7EC?

Use black text. Black on #ECD7EC has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD7EC?

Its complementary colour is #D7ECD7, and analogous partners are #E2D7EC and #ECD7E2.