#C8B5CF
Thistle · light cool purple
About #C8B5CF
With the hex code #C8B5CF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 71% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCFB5, a light sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.97:1, 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 #C8B5CF?
With the hex code #C8B5CF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 71% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #C8B5CF?
Use black text. Black on #C8B5CF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8B5CF?
Its complementary colour is #BCCFB5, and analogous partners are #BBB5CF and #CFB5C9.