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#DBC1DA

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DBC1DA

With the hex code #DBC1DA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Thistle — a ΔE of 0.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1DBC2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green193
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 0.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #DBC1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC1DA.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC1DA.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C7DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5CAD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDC3C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC1DA?

With the hex code #DBC1DA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 76% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC1DA?

Use black text. Black on #DBC1DA has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC1DA?

Its complementary colour is #C1DBC2, and analogous partners are #CFC1DB and #DBC1CD.