#DFC6EB
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DFC6EB
#DFC6EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.8); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2EBC6 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFC6EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFC6EB?
#DFC6EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC6EB?
Use black text. Black on #DFC6EB has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC6EB?
Its complementary colour is #D2EBC6, and analogous partners are #CDC6EB and #EBC6E5.