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#CCB2CE

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CCB2CE

With the hex code #CCB2CE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4CEB2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green178
Blue206

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #CCB2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CE.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCB2CE.
10.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5BBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDB4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB2CE?

With the hex code #CCB2CE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB2CE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB2CE has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB2CE?

Its complementary colour is #B4CEB2, and analogous partners are #BEB2CE and #CEB2C2.