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#DCC5DB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #DCC5DB

With the hex code #DCC5DB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 2.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5DCC6, 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 — 13.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green197
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 2.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #DCC5DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC5DB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCC5DB.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCC5DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCC5DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CADC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEC7CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCC5DB?

With the hex code #DCC5DB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCC5DB?

Use black text. Black on #DCC5DB has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCC5DB?

Its complementary colour is #C5DCC6, and analogous partners are #D2C5DC and #DCC5CF.