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#D3CFEF

Thistle · very light cool blue

About #D3CFEF

With the hex code #D3CFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBEFCF, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green207
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D3CFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3CFEF.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D3CFEF.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D3F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D2EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CFEF?

With the hex code #D3CFEF, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CFEF?

Use black text. Black on #D3CFEF has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CFEF?

Its complementary colour is #EBEFCF, and analogous partners are #CFDBEF and #E3CFEF.