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#DFCEED

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFCEED

With the hex code #DFCEED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCEDCE, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green206
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DFCEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCEED.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCEED.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD3EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED2D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCEED?

With the hex code #DFCEED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 81% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCEED?

Use black text. Black on #DFCEED has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCEED?

Its complementary colour is #DCEDCE, and analogous partners are #D0CEED and #EDCEEC.