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#DABEDF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DABEDF

#DABEDF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3DFBE (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green190
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #DABEDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABEDF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DABEDF.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DABEDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC5E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBC1C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DABEDF?

#DABEDF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DABEDF?

Use black text. Black on #DABEDF has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DABEDF?

Its complementary colour is #C3DFBE, and analogous partners are #CABEDF and #DFBED4.