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#DAC7EA

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DAC7EA

With the hex code #DAC7EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7EAC7, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green199
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #DAC7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC7EA.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DAC7EA.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAC7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAC7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2CDEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CEE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8CBD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAC7EA?

With the hex code #DAC7EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 78% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAC7EA?

Use black text. Black on #DAC7EA has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAC7EA?

Its complementary colour is #D7EAC7, and analogous partners are #C9C7EA and #EAC7E9.