#D0CBDA
Light Gray · very light cool purple
About #D0CBDA
#D0CBDA is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5DACB — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0CBDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D0CBDA?
#D0CBDA is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D0CBDA?
Use black text. Black on #D0CBDA has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D0CBDA?
Its complementary colour is #D5DACB, and analogous partners are #CBCDDA and #D8CBDA.