#BFAEC3
Thistle · light cool purple
About #BFAEC3
#BFAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2C3AE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFAEC3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.06:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFAEC3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFAEC3?
#BFAEC3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 68% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFAEC3?
Use black text. Black on #BFAEC3 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFAEC3?
Its complementary colour is #B2C3AE, and analogous partners are #B5AEC3 and #C3AEBC.