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#EFD3F3

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #EFD3F3

With the hex code #EFD3F3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 83% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7F3D3, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green211
Blue243

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #EFD3F3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD3F3.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EFD3F3.
15.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD3F3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD3F3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0DAF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0D6DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD3F3?

With the hex code #EFD3F3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 83% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD3F3?

Use black text. Black on #EFD3F3 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD3F3?

Its complementary colour is #D7F3D3, and analogous partners are #DFD3F3 and #F3D3E7.