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#EDBBEC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #EDBBEC

With the hex code #EDBBEC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBEDBC, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green187
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EDBBEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EDBBEC.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #EDBBEC.
12.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDBBEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8C7EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3CDEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0BFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBBEC?

With the hex code #EDBBEC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 73% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBBEC?

Use black text. Black on #EDBBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBBEC?

Its complementary colour is #BBEDBC, and analogous partners are #D5BBED and #EDBBD3.