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#DDCFF1

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DDCFF1

With the hex code #DDCFF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3F1CF, a beige 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 — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green207
Blue241

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #DDCFF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCFF1.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DDCFF1.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDCFF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDCFF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9D4F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD5F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAD3DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDCFF1?

With the hex code #DDCFF1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDCFF1?

Use black text. Black on #DDCFF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDCFF1?

Its complementary colour is #E3F1CF, and analogous partners are #CFD2F1 and #EECFF1.