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#D7C8DD

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D7C8DD

With the hex code #D7C8DD, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEDDC8, a light sage shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green200
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #D7C8DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7C8DD.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7C8DD.
13.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7C8DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7C8DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CCDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7CACF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7C8DD?

With the hex code #D7C8DD, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7C8DD?

Use black text. Black on #D7C8DD has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7C8DD?

Its complementary colour is #CEDDC8, and analogous partners are #CCC8DD and #DDC8D9.