#C9BFCF
Thistle · light cool purple
About #C9BFCF
#C9BFCF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5CFBF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C9BFCF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.84:1, 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 #C9BFCF?
#C9BFCF is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 79% red, 75% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C9BFCF?
Use black text. Black on #C9BFCF has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C9BFCF?
Its complementary colour is #C5CFBF, and analogous partners are #C1BFCF and #CFBFCD.