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#DBC6DF

Thistle · very light cool pink

About #DBC6DF

#DBC6DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.7), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CADFC6 (light sage), 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 — 13.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green198
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #DBC6DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC6DF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DBC6DF.
13.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBC6DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBC6DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CBE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCC8CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBC6DF?

#DBC6DF is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBC6DF?

Use black text. Black on #DBC6DF has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBC6DF?

Its complementary colour is #CADFC6, and analogous partners are #CEC6DF and #DFC6D7.