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#CBB6CF

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CBB6CF

#CBB6CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 3.9), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BACFB6 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red203
Green182
Blue207

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 3.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #CBB6CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB6CF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBB6CF.
11.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBB6CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBB6CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4BBD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8BDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB8BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBB6CF?

#CBB6CF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 71% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBB6CF?

Use black text. Black on #CBB6CF has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBB6CF?

Its complementary colour is #BACFB6, and analogous partners are #BEB6CF and #CFB6C7.