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#D8CEEF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #D8CEEF

#D8CEEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5EFCE (beige), 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 — 13.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D8CEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D8CEEF.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #D8CEEF.
13.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8CEEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8CEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D3F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D3EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8CEEF?

#D8CEEF is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8CEEF?

Use black text. Black on #D8CEEF has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8CEEF?

Its complementary colour is #E5EFCE, and analogous partners are #CED4EF and #E9CEEF.