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#FDCFF7

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #FDCFF7

#FDCFF7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 13.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFFDD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDCFF7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green207
Blue247

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 17.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #FDCFF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF7.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #FDCFF7.
15.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDCFF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDCFF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED9F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD2DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDCFF7?

#FDCFF7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 81% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDCFF7?

Use black text. Black on #FDCFF7 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDCFF7?

Its complementary colour is #CFFDD5, and analogous partners are #ECCFFD and #FDCFE0.