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#DACEEF

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACEEF

With the hex code #DACEEF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3EFCE, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green206
Blue239

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #DACEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEEF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACEEF.
14.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DACEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8D3F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAD3EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7D2D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACEEF?

With the hex code #DACEEF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 81% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DACEEF?

Use black text. Black on #DACEEF has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACEEF?

Its complementary colour is #E3EFCE, and analogous partners are #CED3EF and #EACEEF.