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#EECDF2

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EECDF2

#EECDF2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1F2CD (pale mint), 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 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green205
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #EECDF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDF2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECDF2.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECDF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECDF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD5F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D9F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D0D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECDF2?

#EECDF2 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EECDF2?

Use black text. Black on #EECDF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECDF2?

Its complementary colour is #D1F2CD, and analogous partners are #DCCDF2 and #F2CDE3.