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#DBBDDB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBBDDB

With the hex code #DBBDDB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDDBBD, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green189
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #DBBDDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBDDB.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBBDDB.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBBDDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC4DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDBFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBBDDB?

With the hex code #DBBDDB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 74% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBBDDB?

Use black text. Black on #DBBDDB has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBBDDB?

Its complementary colour is #BDDBBD, and analogous partners are #CCBDDB and #DBBDCC.