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#DAC6DF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DAC6DF

With the hex code #DAC6DF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBDFC6, a light sage shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green198
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #DAC6DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC6DF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC6DF.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC6DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC6DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CBE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBC8CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC6DF?

With the hex code #DAC6DF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAC6DF?

Use black text. Black on #DAC6DF has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC6DF?

Its complementary colour is #CBDFC6, and analogous partners are #CDC6DF and #DFC6D8.