#D6CDFF
Periwinkle · very light cool purple
About #D6CDFF
#D6CDFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 3.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F6FFCD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6CDFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.04:1, 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 #D6CDFF?
#D6CDFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 80% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D6CDFF?
Use black text. Black on #D6CDFF has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D6CDFF?
Its complementary colour is #F6FFCD, and analogous partners are #CDDDFF and #EFCDFF.