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#DDC2EF

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #DDC2EF

With the hex code #DDC2EF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4EFC2, a cream shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green194
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DDC2EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DDC2EF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DDC2EF.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDC2EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDC2EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCCAF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1CCED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCC7D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDC2EF?

With the hex code #DDC2EF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 76% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDC2EF?

Use black text. Black on #DDC2EF has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDC2EF?

Its complementary colour is #D4EFC2, and analogous partners are #C7C2EF and #EFC2EB.