#CCBAD7
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CCBAD7
#CCBAD7 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5D7BA — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCBAD7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCBAD7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCBAD7?
#CCBAD7 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCBAD7?
Use black text. Black on #CCBAD7 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCBAD7?
Its complementary colour is #C5D7BA, and analogous partners are #BEBAD7 and #D7BAD3.