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#C7C8DF

Thistle · light cool blue

About #C7C8DF

#C7C8DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFDEC7 (bone), 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 — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green200
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #C7C8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C7C8DF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C7C8DF.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7C8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7C8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3CAE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2CCCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7C8DF?

#C7C8DF is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7C8DF?

Use black text. Black on #C7C8DF has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7C8DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFDEC7, and analogous partners are #C7D4DF and #D2C7DF.