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#D0C2EF

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #D0C2EF

#D0C2EF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E1EFC2 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0C2EF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green194
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 6.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #D0C2EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D0C2EF.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D0C2EF.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0C2EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0C2EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C9F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC8EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBC8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0C2EF?

#D0C2EF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 76% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0C2EF?

Use black text. Black on #D0C2EF has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0C2EF?

Its complementary colour is #E1EFC2, and analogous partners are #C2CBEF and #E7C2EF.