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#DCCEEA

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DCCEEA

With the hex code #DCCEEA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCEACE, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green206
Blue234

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #DCCEEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEEA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DCCEEA.
14.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DCCEEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD3EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD3E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAD1D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCCEEA?

With the hex code #DCCEEA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 81% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCCEEA?

Use black text. Black on #DCCEEA has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCCEEA?

Its complementary colour is #DCEACE, and analogous partners are #CECEEA and #EACEEA.