#D2BDE3
Thistle · light cool purple
About #D2BDE3
#D2BDE3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEE3BD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D2BDE3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D2BDE3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #D2BDE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2BDE3?
#D2BDE3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 74% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D2BDE3?
Use black text. Black on #D2BDE3 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2BDE3?
Its complementary colour is #CEE3BD, and analogous partners are #BFBDE3 and #E3BDE1.