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#D0CBDB

Light Gray · very light cool purple

About #D0CBDB

With the hex code #D0CBDB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6DBCB, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green203
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D0CBDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D0CBDB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D0CBDB.
13.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CBDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CBDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CDDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CBDB?

With the hex code #D0CBDB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CBDB?

Use black text. Black on #D0CBDB has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CBDB?

Its complementary colour is #D6DBCB, and analogous partners are #CBCEDB and #D8CBDB.