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#D0CCED

Thistle · very light cool blue

About #D0CCED

#D0CCED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9EDCC (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green204
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D0CCED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0CCED.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0CCED.
13.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CCED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CCED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D0EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CFEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD1D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CCED?

#D0CCED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 80% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CCED?

Use black text. Black on #D0CCED has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CCED?

Its complementary colour is #E9EDCC, and analogous partners are #CCD9ED and #E1CCED.