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#CCB4DE

Lilac · light cool purple

About #CCB4DE

With the hex code #CCB4DE, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6DEB4, 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 11.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green180
Blue222

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #CCB4DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CCB4DE.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CCB4DE.
11.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCB4DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCB4DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEBCE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3BDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAB9C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCB4DE?

With the hex code #CCB4DE, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 71% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCB4DE?

Use black text. Black on #CCB4DE has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCB4DE?

Its complementary colour is #C6DEB4, and analogous partners are #B7B4DE and #DEB4DB.