#C4BCDD
Thistle · light cool purple
About #C4BCDD
#C4BCDD is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.8); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5DDBC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C4BCDD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C4BCDD?
#C4BCDD is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C4BCDD?
Use black text. Black on #C4BCDD has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C4BCDD?
Its complementary colour is #D5DDBC, and analogous partners are #BCC5DD and #D4BCDD.