#CBC3DB
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CBC3DB
#CBC3DB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.2); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3DBC3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBC3DB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBC3DB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CBC3DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBC3DB?
#CBC3DB is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBC3DB?
Use black text. Black on #CBC3DB has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBC3DB?
Its complementary colour is #D3DBC3, and analogous partners are #C3C7DB and #D7C3DB.