#D6BFDD
Thistle · light cool purple
About #D6BFDD
#D6BFDD is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6DDBF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #D6BFDD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, 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 #D6BFDD?
#D6BFDD is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 75% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D6BFDD?
Use black text. Black on #D6BFDD has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D6BFDD?
Its complementary colour is #C6DDBF, and analogous partners are #C7BFDD and #DDBFD5.