#C7CBEF
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #C7CBEF
#C7CBEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEBC7 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7CBEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.22:1, 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 #C7CBEF?
#C7CBEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 80% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C7CBEF?
Use black text. Black on #C7CBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C7CBEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFEBC7, and analogous partners are #C7DFEF and #D7C7EF.