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#D7C8EF

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #D7C8EF

With the hex code #D7C8EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0EFC8, a cream 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 — 13.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green200
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #D7C8EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D7C8EF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #D7C8EF.
13.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7C8EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7C8EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1CEF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4CEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3CDD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7C8EF?

With the hex code #D7C8EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7C8EF?

Use black text. Black on #D7C8EF has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7C8EF?

Its complementary colour is #E0EFC8, and analogous partners are #C8CDEF and #EBC8EF.