#C5BBD4
Thistle · light cool purple
About #C5BBD4
#C5BBD4 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAD4BB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C5BBD4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.43:1 (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 #C5BBD4?
#C5BBD4 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 73% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5BBD4?
Use black text. Black on #C5BBD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5BBD4?
Its complementary colour is #CAD4BB, and analogous partners are #BBBDD4 and #D2BBD4.