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#D2CCDE

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D2CCDE

With the hex code #D2CCDE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8DECC, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green204
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D2CCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2CCDE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D2CCDE.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CCDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9CFDF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACFDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0CED2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CCDE?

With the hex code #D2CCDE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 80% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CCDE?

Use black text. Black on #D2CCDE has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CCDE?

Its complementary colour is #D8DECC, and analogous partners are #CCCFDE and #DBCCDE.