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#EEC7EF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EEC7EF

#EEC7EF is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.1), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8EFC7 (pale mint), 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 — 14.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green199
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #EEC7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC7EF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EEC7EF.
14.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEC7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEC7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4D0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0CAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEC7EF?

#EEC7EF is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 78% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEC7EF?

Use black text. Black on #EEC7EF has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEC7EF?

Its complementary colour is #C8EFC7, and analogous partners are #DAC7EF and #EFC7DC.