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#FCCFF7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FCCFF7

#FCCFF7 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 12.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFFCD4 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red252
Green207
Blue247

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #FCCFF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCCFF7.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCCFF7.
15.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCCFF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCCFF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED9F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DFF5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCCFF7?

#FCCFF7 is a very light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCCFF7?

Use black text. Black on #FCCFF7 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCCFF7?

Its complementary colour is #CFFCD4, and analogous partners are #EBCFFC and #FCCFE0.