#CCBBE8
Periwinkle · light cool purple
About #CCBBE8
#CCBBE8 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7E8BB — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCBBE8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCBBE8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCBBE8?
#CCBBE8 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 73% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCBBE8?
Use black text. Black on #CCBBE8 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCBBE8?
Its complementary colour is #D7E8BB, and analogous partners are #BBC0E8 and #E3BBE8.