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#D0BBD3

Thistle · light cool pink

About #D0BBD3

With the hex code #D0BBD3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 2.4 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BED3BB, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green187
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #D0BBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BBD3.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0BBD3.
11.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC2D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1BDC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BBD3?

With the hex code #D0BBD3, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BBD3?

Use black text. Black on #D0BBD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BBD3?

Its complementary colour is #BED3BB, and analogous partners are #C4BBD3 and #D3BBCA.