#ECDCEE
Lavender · very light cool pink
About #ECDCEE
#ECDCEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEEEDC (beige), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.04:1 (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 #ECDCEE?
#ECDCEE is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 86% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDCEE?
Use black text. Black on #ECDCEE has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDCEE?
Its complementary colour is #DEEEDC, and analogous partners are #E3DCEE and #EEDCE7.