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#DCCEE1

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DCCEE1

With the hex code #DCCEE1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3E1CE, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green206
Blue225

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DCCEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEE1.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEE1.
13.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCCEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCCEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCD2E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD3E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD0D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCEE1?

With the hex code #DCCEE1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCEE1?

Use black text. Black on #DCCEE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCEE1?

Its complementary colour is #D3E1CE, and analogous partners are #D3CEE1 and #E1CEDD.