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#D0CEED

Thistle · very light cool blue

About #D0CEED

With the hex code #D0CEED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBEDCE, a beige 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 — 13.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green206
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D0CEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0CEED.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D0CEED.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0CEED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0CEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D2EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D0EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD3D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0CEED?

With the hex code #D0CEED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0CEED?

Use black text. Black on #D0CEED has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0CEED?

Its complementary colour is #EBEDCE, and analogous partners are #CEDCED and #E0CEED.