#DAC7EF
Periwinkle · very light cool purple
About #DAC7EF
#DAC7EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEFC7 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAC7EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAC7EF?
#DAC7EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAC7EF?
Use black text. Black on #DAC7EF has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAC7EF?
Its complementary colour is #DCEFC7, and analogous partners are #C7C8EF and #EEC7EF.