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#CCBCDF

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCBCDF

With the hex code #CCBCDF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFDFBC, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green188
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.9
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #CCBCDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBCDF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBCDF.
11.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCBCDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6C2E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9C2DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAC0C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBCDF?

With the hex code #CCBCDF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 74% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBCDF?

Use black text. Black on #CCBCDF has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBCDF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDFBC, and analogous partners are #BCBEDF and #DEBCDF.