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#D3CFED

Thistle · very light cool blue

About #D3CFED

#D3CFED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.0), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9EDCF (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green207
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3CFED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3CFED.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3CFED.
13.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CFED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CFED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D2EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CFED?

#D3CFED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CFED?

Use black text. Black on #D3CFED has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CFED?

Its complementary colour is #E9EDCF, and analogous partners are #CFDAED and #E2CFED.