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#DABCDF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DABCDF

#DABCDF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1DFBC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DABCDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green188
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #DABCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCDF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABCDF.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC7DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBBFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABCDF?

#DABCDF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DABCDF?

Use black text. Black on #DABCDF has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABCDF?

Its complementary colour is #C1DFBC, and analogous partners are #C8BCDF and #DFBCD3.