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#C7BCFD

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #C7BCFD

#C7BCFD is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 74% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 9.9), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2FDBC (butter), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green188
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.2
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C7BCFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #C7BCFD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #C7BCFD.
12.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7BCFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7BCFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACC5FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADC3FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC7D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7BCFD?

#C7BCFD is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 74% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7BCFD?

Use black text. Black on #C7BCFD has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7BCFD?

Its complementary colour is #F2FDBC, and analogous partners are #BCD1FD and #E8BCFD.