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#D4CFED

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D4CFED

#D4CFED is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8EDCF — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CFED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green207
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
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 #D4CFED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D4CFED.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D4CFED.
13.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CFED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CFED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D2EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CFED?

#D4CFED is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 81% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CFED?

Use black text. Black on #D4CFED has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CFED?

Its complementary colour is #E8EDCF, and analogous partners are #CFD9ED and #E3CFED.