#D9CAEA
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #D9CAEA
#D9CAEA is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 79% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBEACA — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9CAEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D9CAEA?
#D9CAEA is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 79% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D9CAEA?
Use black text. Black on #D9CAEA has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9CAEA?
Its complementary colour is #DBEACA, and analogous partners are #CACBEA and #E9CAEA.