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#ECDEEE

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #ECDEEE

With the hex code #ECDEEE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0EEDE, a beige 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 16.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green222
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #ECDEEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDEEE.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDEEE.
16.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDEEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE1EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E3ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EDDFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDEEE?

With the hex code #ECDEEE, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDEEE?

Use black text. Black on #ECDEEE has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDEEE?

Its complementary colour is #E0EEDE, and analogous partners are #E4DEEE and #EEDEE8.