#DFC8E6
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DFC8E6
#DFC8E6 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFE6C8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFC8E6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.54:1 (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 #DFC8E6?
#DFC8E6 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 78% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC8E6?
Use black text. Black on #DFC8E6 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC8E6?
Its complementary colour is #CFE6C8, and analogous partners are #D0C8E6 and #E6C8DE.