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#DACEED

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACEED

#DACEED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1EDCE (beige), 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 — 14.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green206
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DACEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEED.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEED.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D3EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD3EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7D2D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACEED?

#DACEED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACEED?

Use black text. Black on #DACEED has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACEED?

Its complementary colour is #E1EDCE, and analogous partners are #CED2ED and #EACEED.