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#EDCDEF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EDCDEF

With the hex code #EDCDEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFEFCD, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red237
Green205
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #EDCDEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCDEF.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDCDEF.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCDEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCDEF?

With the hex code #EDCDEF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 80% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCDEF?

Use black text. Black on #EDCDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCDEF?

Its complementary colour is #CFEFCD, and analogous partners are #DCCDEF and #EFCDE0.