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#CBCFF0

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #CBCFF0

#CBCFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 9.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0ECCB — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBCFF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green207
Blue240

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CBCFF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CBCFF0.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CBCFF0.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCFF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCFF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D2F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5D0EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3D5DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCFF0?

#CBCFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCFF0?

Use black text. Black on #CBCFF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCFF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0ECCB, and analogous partners are #CBE1F0 and #DACBF0.