Close to Thistle
#DACBEE
#DACBEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DACBEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.53:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.76:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.53:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.76:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DACBEE as they’d see it.
#DACBEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DACBEE
What color is #DACBEE?
#DACBEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DACBEE in RGB?
#DACBEE is rgb(218, 203, 238): 218 red, 203 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DACBEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 15, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DACBEE?
PANTONE 2642 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DACBEE?
Its complement #C7D6B3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.