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#D2BBD3

Thistle · light cool pink

About #D2BBD3

#D2BBD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 1.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD3BB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BBD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green187
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 1.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #D2BBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BBD3.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2BBD3.
11.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2BBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2BBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C0D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEC3D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3BDC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2BBD3?

#D2BBD3 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2BBD3?

Use black text. Black on #D2BBD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2BBD3?

Its complementary colour is #BCD3BB, and analogous partners are #C6BBD3 and #D3BBC8.