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#DABCDD

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DABCDD

With the hex code #DABCDD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFDDBC, 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 — 12.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green188
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #DABCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCDD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCDD.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C3DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C7DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCBFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABCDD?

With the hex code #DABCDD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DABCDD?

Use black text. Black on #DABCDD has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABCDD?

Its complementary colour is #BFDDBC, and analogous partners are #CABCDD and #DDBCD0.