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#DACCEE

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACCEE

With the hex code #DACCEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0EECC, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green204
Blue238

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DACCEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCEE.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACCEE.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACCEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6D1F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D2ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7D0D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACCEE?

With the hex code #DACCEE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 80% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DACCEE?

Use black text. Black on #DACCEE has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACCEE?

Its complementary colour is #E0EECC, and analogous partners are #CCCFEE and #EBCCEE.