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#CBB0D0

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CBB0D0

#CBB0D0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.5); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5D0B0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB0D0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green176
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CBB0D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0D0.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB0D0.
10.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB0D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB0D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB7D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BACF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB3BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB0D0?

#CBB0D0 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB0D0?

Use black text. Black on #CBB0D0 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB0D0?

Its complementary colour is #B5D0B0, and analogous partners are #BBB0D0 and #D0B0C5.