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#ECDBEF

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #ECDBEF

#ECDBEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEEFDB (beige), 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 — 15.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green219
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #ECDBEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDBEF.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDBEF.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDBEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DFF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE1EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDDE1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDBEF?

#ECDBEF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDBEF?

Use black text. Black on #ECDBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDBEF?

Its complementary colour is #DEEFDB, and analogous partners are #E2DBEF and #EFDBE8.