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#DFC2DF

#DFC2DF is a very light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 76.1% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFC2DF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DFC2DF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DFC2DF

What color is #DFC2DF?

#DFC2DF is a very light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 76.1% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DFC2DF in RGB?

#DFC2DF is rgb(223, 194, 223): 223 red, 194 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DFC2DF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DFC2DF?

PANTONE 2562 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DFC2DF?

Its complement #B6D2B6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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