#D5BCDB
Thistle · light cool purple
About #D5BCDB
#D5BCDB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DBBC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D5BCDB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D5BCDB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5BCDB?
#D5BCDB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 74% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5BCDB?
Use black text. Black on #D5BCDB has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5BCDB?
Its complementary colour is #C2DBBC, and analogous partners are #C6BCDB and #DBBCD2.