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#D7BCDB

Thistle · light cool pink

About #D7BCDB

#D7BCDB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0DBBC (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red215
Green188
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D7BCDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BCDB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7BCDB.
12.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7BCDB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7BCDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C3DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC6DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8BFC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7BCDB?

#D7BCDB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 74% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7BCDB?

Use black text. Black on #D7BCDB has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7BCDB?

Its complementary colour is #C0DBBC, and analogous partners are #C8BCDB and #DBBCD0.