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#DACBF0

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACBF0

#DACBF0 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1F0CB (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green203
Blue240

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #DACBF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACBF0.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACBF0.
13.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACBF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACBF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D1F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D1EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBF0?

#DACBF0 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACBF0?

Use black text. Black on #DACBF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBF0?

Its complementary colour is #E1F0CB, and analogous partners are #CBCEF0 and #EDCBF0.