#DFD0E4
Thistle · very light cool purple
About #DFD0E4
#DFD0E4 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5E4D0 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD0E4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.28:1 (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 #DFD0E4?
#DFD0E4 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFD0E4?
Use black text. Black on #DFD0E4 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD0E4?
Its complementary colour is #D5E4D0, and analogous partners are #D5D0E4 and #E4D0DF.