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#DACBF1

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #DACBF1

#DACBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2F1CB — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACBF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green203
Blue241

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #DACBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DACBF1.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DACBF1.
13.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4D1F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7D1F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7D0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACBF1?

#DACBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACBF1?

Use black text. Black on #DACBF1 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACBF1?

Its complementary colour is #E2F1CB, and analogous partners are #CBCFF1 and #EDCBF1.