#C5CCF0
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #C5CCF0
#C5CCF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0E9C5 — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5CCF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.27:1 (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 #C5CCF0?
#C5CCF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C5CCF0?
Use black text. Black on #C5CCF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5CCF0?
Its complementary colour is #F0E9C5, and analogous partners are #C5E2F0 and #D3C5F0.