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#ECDAE7

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECDAE7

#ECDAE7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAECDF (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 — 15.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green218
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ECDAE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE7.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE7.
15.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADDE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE0E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEDBDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAE7?

#ECDAE7 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDAE7?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAE7?

Its complementary colour is #DAECDF, and analogous partners are #E8DAEC and #ECDADE.