#D4BDDE
Thistle · light cool purple
About #D4BDDE
#D4BDDE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.4); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7DEBD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D4BDDE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 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.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4BDDE?
#D4BDDE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4BDDE?
Use black text. Black on #D4BDDE has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4BDDE?
Its complementary colour is #C7DEBD, and analogous partners are #C3BDDE and #DEBDD8.