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#D1C2EF

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #D1C2EF

With the hex code #D1C2EF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0EFC2, a cream shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red209
Green194
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 6.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D1C2EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D1C2EF.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D1C2EF.
12.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1C2EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1C2EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC9F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC9EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC8D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1C2EF?

With the hex code #D1C2EF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D1C2EF?

Use black text. Black on #D1C2EF has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1C2EF?

Its complementary colour is #E0EFC2, and analogous partners are #C2CAEF and #E8C2EF.