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#CCB2CD

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CCB2CD

#CCB2CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.8); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3CDB2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCB2CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green178
Blue205

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #CCB2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CD.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CD.
10.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B8CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BBCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB2CD?

#CCB2CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 70% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB2CD?

Use black text. Black on #CCB2CD has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB2CD?

Its complementary colour is #B3CDB2, and analogous partners are #BFB2CD and #CDB2C0.