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#EED1F2

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EED1F2

#EED1F2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% 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); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5F2D1 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EED1F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green209
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #EED1F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED1F2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EED1F2.
15.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED1F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED1F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED8F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DBF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFD4DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED1F2?

#EED1F2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EED1F2?

Use black text. Black on #EED1F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED1F2?

Its complementary colour is #D5F2D1, and analogous partners are #DED1F2 and #F2D1E5.