#BBADC5
Thistle · light cool purple
About #BBADC5
#BBADC5 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 68% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 8.5); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7C5AD — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBADC5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBADC5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBADC5?
#BBADC5 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 68% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBADC5?
Use black text. Black on #BBADC5 has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBADC5?
Its complementary colour is #B7C5AD, and analogous partners are #AFADC5 and #C5ADC3.