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#DFD3F0

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFD3F0

#DFD3F0 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4F0D3 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD3F0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green211
Blue240

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DFD3F0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F0.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F0.
14.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3F0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3F0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED8F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D8EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDD7DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3F0?

#DFD3F0 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3F0?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3F0 has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3F0?

Its complementary colour is #E4F0D3, and analogous partners are #D3D5F0 and #EDD3F0.