#CB84FF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #CB84FF
#CB84FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 52% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Amethyst and Orchid (ΔE 17.6); Orchid comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8FF84 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CB84FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CB84FF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CB84FF?
#CB84FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 52% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CB84FF?
Use black text. Black on #CB84FF has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CB84FF?
Its complementary colour is #B8FF84, and analogous partners are #8D84FF and #FF84F6.