ColorXprez

#DAC2EE

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #DAC2EE

#DAC2EE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 9.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6EEC2 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DAC2EE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red218
Green194
Blue238

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DAC2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAC2EE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAC2EE.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBCAF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CBED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8C7D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC2EE?

#DAC2EE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 76% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAC2EE?

Use black text. Black on #DAC2EE has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC2EE?

Its complementary colour is #D6EEC2, and analogous partners are #C4C2EE and #EEC2EC.