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#DACFE3

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DACFE3

#DACFE3 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8E3CF (eggshell), 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 — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green207
Blue227

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DACFE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACFE3.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DACFE3.
14.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DACFE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DACFE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD2E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED3E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9D1D5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DACFE3?

#DACFE3 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 81% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DACFE3?

Use black text. Black on #DACFE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DACFE3?

Its complementary colour is #D8E3CF, and analogous partners are #D0CFE3 and #E3CFE2.