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#DED1F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DED1F2

#DED1F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.2), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E5F2D1 (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green209
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DED1F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DED1F2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DED1F2.
14.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD6F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBD5DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1F2?

#DED1F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1F2?

Use black text. Black on #DED1F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1F2?

Its complementary colour is #E5F2D1, and analogous partners are #D1D4F2 and #EFD1F2.