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#DEBCDF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #DEBCDF

With the hex code #DEBCDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDDFBC, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red222
Green188
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #DEBCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBCDF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DEBCDF.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEBCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C8DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0BFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEBCDF?

With the hex code #DEBCDF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEBCDF?

Use black text. Black on #DEBCDF has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEBCDF?

Its complementary colour is #BDDFBC, and analogous partners are #CCBCDF and #DFBCCF.