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#DACCDD

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACCDD

#DACCDD is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDDCC (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green204
Blue221

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DACCDD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCDD.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCDD.
13.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACCDD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD1DC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DACDD1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACCDD?

#DACCDD is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACCDD?

Use black text. Black on #DACCDD has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACCDD?

Its complementary colour is #CFDDCC, and analogous partners are #D2CCDD and #DDCCD8.