#C9BDEC
Periwinkle · light cool purple
About #C9BDEC
#C9BDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E0ECBD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C9BDEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.97:1 (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 #C9BDEC?
#C9BDEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 74% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9BDEC?
Use black text. Black on #C9BDEC has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9BDEC?
Its complementary colour is #E0ECBD, and analogous partners are #BDC9EC and #E1BDEC.