#DDCBE8
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DDCBE8
#DDCBE8 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6E8CB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDCBE8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDCBE8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDCBE8?
#DDCBE8 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 80% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDCBE8?
Use black text. Black on #DDCBE8 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDCBE8?
Its complementary colour is #D6E8CB, and analogous partners are #CFCBE8 and #E8CBE4.