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#DACCDE

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACCDE

#DACCDE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0DECC — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DACCDE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green204
Blue222

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DACCDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCDE.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCDE.
13.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACCDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD1DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DACED2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACCDE?

#DACCDE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACCDE?

Use black text. Black on #DACCDE has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACCDE?

Its complementary colour is #D0DECC, and analogous partners are #D1CCDE and #DECCD9.