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#CABEEC

Periwinkle · light cool purple

About #CABEEC

#CABEEC is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.3), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0ECBE (cream), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green190
Blue236

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 6.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CABEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CABEEC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CABEEC.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CABEEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CABEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5C5EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6C4EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4C5CD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CABEEC?

#CABEEC is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 75% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CABEEC?

Use black text. Black on #CABEEC has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CABEEC?

Its complementary colour is #E0ECBE, and analogous partners are #BEC9EC and #E1BEEC.