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#DFD0F2

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFD0F2

#DFD0F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.0), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3F2D0 (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green208
Blue242

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DFD0F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD0F2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD0F2.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD0F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD0F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD5F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD4DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD0F2?

#DFD0F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD0F2?

Use black text. Black on #DFD0F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD0F2?

Its complementary colour is #E3F2D0, and analogous partners are #D0D2F2 and #F0D0F2.