#DFC9EE
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DFC9EE
#DFC9EE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8EEC9 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFC9EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.73:1 (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 #DFC9EE?
#DFC9EE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 79% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC9EE?
Use black text. Black on #DFC9EE has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC9EE?
Its complementary colour is #D8EEC9, and analogous partners are #CCC9EE and #EEC9EB.