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#DACEE1

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACEE1

#DACEE1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.1), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5E1CE (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 — 13.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green206
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DACEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEE1.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEE1.
13.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD1E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED2E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAD0D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACEE1?

#DACEE1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACEE1?

Use black text. Black on #DACEE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACEE1?

Its complementary colour is #D5E1CE, and analogous partners are #D1CEE1 and #E1CEDF.