#C0BEDE
Thistle · light cool blue
About #C0BEDE
#C0BEDE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.2), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCDEBE (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C0BEDE
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How #C0BEDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C0BEDE?
#C0BEDE is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C0BEDE?
Use black text. Black on #C0BEDE has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C0BEDE?
Its complementary colour is #DCDEBE, and analogous partners are #BECCDE and #D0BEDE.