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#DAC5DC

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DAC5DC

#DAC5DC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 77% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7DCC5 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DAC5DC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green197
Blue220

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #DAC5DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC5DC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC5DC.
13.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC5DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC5DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBC7CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC5DC?

#DAC5DC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 77% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAC5DC?

Use black text. Black on #DAC5DC has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC5DC?

Its complementary colour is #C7DCC5, and analogous partners are #CEC5DC and #DCC5D3.