#CBC7EF
Periwinkle · light cool blue
About #CBC7EF
#CBC7EF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBEFC7 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CBC7EF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBC7EF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBC7EF?
#CBC7EF is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 78% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBC7EF?
Use black text. Black on #CBC7EF has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBC7EF?
Its complementary colour is #EBEFC7, and analogous partners are #C7D7EF and #DFC7EF.