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#DFD3F4

Thistle · very light cool purple

About #DFD3F4

With the hex code #DFD3F4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8F4D3, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green211
Blue244

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DFD3F4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F4.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #DFD3F4.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3F4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3F4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD8F6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD8F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD7DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3F4?

With the hex code #DFD3F4, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3F4?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3F4 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3F4?

Its complementary colour is #E8F4D3, and analogous partners are #D3D7F4 and #F0D3F4.