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#DCCBF1

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DCCBF1

#DCCBF1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.4), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0F1CB (cream), 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 — 13.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green203
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #DCCBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCBF1.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCBF1.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCCBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCCBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5D1F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8D2F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9D0D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCBF1?

#DCCBF1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 80% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCBF1?

Use black text. Black on #DCCBF1 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCBF1?

Its complementary colour is #E0F1CB, and analogous partners are #CBCDF1 and #EFCBF1.