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#CBB4CF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CBB4CF

#CBB4CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8CFB4 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBB4CF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red203
Green180
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #CBB4CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB4CF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB4CF.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB4CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB4CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2BAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BCCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB6BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB4CF?

#CBB4CF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 71% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB4CF?

Use black text. Black on #CBB4CF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB4CF?

Its complementary colour is #B8CFB4, and analogous partners are #BDB4CF and #CFB4C6.