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#FCD6FA

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FCD6FA

#FCD6FA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 84% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6FCD8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCD6FA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green214
Blue250

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 15.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #FCD6FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCD6FA.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FCD6FA.
16.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCD6FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCD6FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DFFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE3F9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD9E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCD6FA?

#FCD6FA is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 84% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCD6FA?

Use black text. Black on #FCD6FA has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCD6FA?

Its complementary colour is #D6FCD8, and analogous partners are #EBD6FC and #FCD6E7.