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#DAC7DB

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DAC7DB

With the hex code #DAC7DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8DBC7, 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 — 13.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green199
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DAC7DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC7DB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC7DB.
13.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC7DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC7DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CBDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACEDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBC9CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC7DB?

With the hex code #DAC7DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAC7DB?

Use black text. Black on #DAC7DB has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC7DB?

Its complementary colour is #C8DBC7, and analogous partners are #D0C7DB and #DBC7D2.