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#DFD3F3

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFD3F3

#DFD3F3 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7F3D3 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD3F3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green211
Blue243

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DFD3F3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F3.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F3.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3F3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3F3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED8F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D8F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD7DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3F3?

#DFD3F3 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 83% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3F3?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3F3 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3F3?

Its complementary colour is #E7F3D3, and analogous partners are #D3D7F3 and #EFD3F3.