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#DFD7FE

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #DFD7FE

#DFD7FE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.1); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F6FED7 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD7FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green215
Blue254

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #DFD7FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DFD7FE.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DFD7FE.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD7FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD7FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFDCFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0DBFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9DDE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD7FE?

#DFD7FE is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD7FE?

Use black text. Black on #DFD7FE has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD7FE?

Its complementary colour is #F6FED7, and analogous partners are #D7E3FE and #F3D7FE.