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#CCBFD0

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCBFD0

With the hex code #CCBFD0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3D0BF, 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 11.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green191
Blue208

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CCBFD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBFD0.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBFD0.
11.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCBFD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCBFD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C4CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC1C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBFD0?

With the hex code #CCBFD0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 75% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBFD0?

Use black text. Black on #CCBFD0 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBFD0?

Its complementary colour is #C3D0BF, and analogous partners are #C4BFD0 and #D0BFCB.