#DBCEE1
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DBCEE1
#DBCEE1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4E1CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBCEE1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBCEE1?
#DBCEE1 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 81% green and 88% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DBCEE1?
Use black text. Black on #DBCEE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBCEE1?
Its complementary colour is #D4E1CE, and analogous partners are #D2CEE1 and #E1CEDE.