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#EECFF1

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EECFF1

#EECFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2F1CF — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EECFF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green207
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #EECFF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECFF1.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EECFF1.
14.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EECFF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EECFF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD6F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DAF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D2DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EECFF1?

#EECFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EECFF1?

Use black text. Black on #EECFF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EECFF1?

Its complementary colour is #D2F1CF, and analogous partners are #DDCFF1 and #F1CFE3.