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#D7D0EA

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D7D0EA

With the hex code #D7D0EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3EAD0, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green208
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D7D0EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7D0EA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D7D0EA.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7D0EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7D0EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D4D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7D0EA?

With the hex code #D7D0EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7D0EA?

Use black text. Black on #D7D0EA has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7D0EA?

Its complementary colour is #E3EAD0, and analogous partners are #D0D6EA and #E4D0EA.