#CBBAED
Periwinkle · light cool purple
About #CBBAED
#CBBAED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.8); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCEDBA — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBBAED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBBAED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBBAED?
#CBBAED is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBBAED?
Use black text. Black on #CBBAED has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBBAED?
Its complementary colour is #DCEDBA, and analogous partners are #BAC2ED and #E4BAED.