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#DFCFED

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFCFED

#DFCFED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDEDCF (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green207
Blue237

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #DFCFED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCFED.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFCFED.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DFCFED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD4EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED2D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFCFED?

#DFCFED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 81% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFCFED?

Use black text. Black on #DFCFED has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFCFED?

Its complementary colour is #DDEDCF, and analogous partners are #D0CFED and #EDCFEC.