#D4CDDD
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #D4CDDD
#D4CDDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6DDCD — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CDDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.58:1, 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 #D4CDDD?
#D4CDDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CDDD?
Use black text. Black on #D4CDDD has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CDDD?
Its complementary colour is #D6DDCD, and analogous partners are #CDCEDD and #DCCDDD.