#D7C8EB
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #D7C8EB
#D7C8EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 78% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEBC8 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7C8EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.35:1, 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 #D7C8EB?
#D7C8EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 78% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D7C8EB?
Use black text. Black on #D7C8EB has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D7C8EB?
Its complementary colour is #DCEBC8, and analogous partners are #C8CBEB and #E9C8EB.