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#CCAFEA

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #CCAFEA

#CCAFEA is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 6.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDEAAF (cream), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green175
Blue234

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 6.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CCAFEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CCAFEA.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #CCAFEA.
10.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCAFEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5B9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AABBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8B7C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCAFEA?

#CCAFEA is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCAFEA?

Use black text. Black on #CCAFEA has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCAFEA?

Its complementary colour is #CDEAAF, and analogous partners are #AFB0EA and #EAAFEA.