#D5CBDA
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #D5CBDA
#D5CBDA is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0DACB (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.38:1 (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 #D5CBDA?
#D5CBDA is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5CBDA?
Use black text. Black on #D5CBDA has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5CBDA?
Its complementary colour is #D0DACB, and analogous partners are #CDCBDA and #DACBD8.