#CBCBF1
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #CBCBF1
#CBCBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1F1CB — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBCBF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBCBF1
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How #CBCBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCBF1?
#CBCBF1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCBF1?
Use black text. Black on #CBCBF1 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCBF1?
Its complementary colour is #F1F1CB, and analogous partners are #CBDEF1 and #DECBF1.