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#CCBEE0

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCBEE0

With the hex code #CCBEE0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E0BE, 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 12.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red204
Green190
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 10.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CCBEE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBEE0.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBEE0.
12.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCBEE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCBEE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8C3E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBC4DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9C2C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBEE0?

With the hex code #CCBEE0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBEE0?

Use black text. Black on #CCBEE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBEE0?

Its complementary colour is #D2E0BE, and analogous partners are #BEC1E0 and #DDBEE0.