#CBC2D3
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CBC2D3
#CBC2D3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAD3C2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBC2D3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBC2D3
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How #CBC2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBC2D3?
#CBC2D3 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBC2D3?
Use black text. Black on #CBC2D3 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBC2D3?
Its complementary colour is #CAD3C2, and analogous partners are #C3C2D3 and #D3C2D3.