#C8BCDF
Thistle · light cool purple
About #C8BCDF
#C8BCDF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DFBC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C8BCDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.71:1, 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 #C8BCDF?
#C8BCDF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8BCDF?
Use black text. Black on #C8BCDF has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8BCDF?
Its complementary colour is #D3DFBC, and analogous partners are #BCC2DF and #DABCDF.