#D9CBDD
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #D9CBDD
#D9CBDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFDDCB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9CBDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, 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 #D9CBDD?
#D9CBDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D9CBDD?
Use black text. Black on #D9CBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9CBDD?
Its complementary colour is #CFDDCB, and analogous partners are #D0CBDD and #DDCBD8.