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#D7CCDD

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D7CCDD

#D7CCDD is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2DDCC (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green204
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D7CCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7CCDD.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7CCDD.
13.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7CCDD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7CCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7CED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7CCDD?

#D7CCDD is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7CCDD?

Use black text. Black on #D7CCDD has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7CCDD?

Its complementary colour is #D2DDCC, and analogous partners are #CFCCDD and #DDCCDB.