#ECD9EF
Lavender · very light cool pink
About #ECD9EF
#ECD9EF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEFD9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD9EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECD9EF?
#ECD9EF is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 85% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD9EF?
Use black text. Black on #ECD9EF has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD9EF?
Its complementary colour is #DCEFD9, and analogous partners are #E1D9EF and #EFD9E7.