#D9C4E5
Thistle · light cool purple
About #D9C4E5
With the hex code #D9C4E5, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 77% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0E5C4, a pale mint shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D9C4E5
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #D9C4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D9C4E5?
With the hex code #D9C4E5, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 77% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D9C4E5?
Use black text. Black on #D9C4E5 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9C4E5?
Its complementary colour is #D0E5C4, and analogous partners are #C9C4E5 and #E5C4E1.