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#EFC7EF

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #EFC7EF

#EFC7EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 10.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7EFC7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFC7EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green199
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #EFC7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFC7EF.
14.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFC7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFC7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFC7EF?

#EFC7EF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFC7EF?

Use black text. Black on #EFC7EF has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFC7EF?

Its complementary colour is #C7EFC7, and analogous partners are #DBC7EF and #EFC7DB.