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#CCBFE0

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCBFE0

#CCBFE0 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.1), with Periwinkle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3E0BF (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green191
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CCBFE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBFE0.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCBFE0.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCBFE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCBFE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9C4E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC4DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9C3CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCBFE0?

#CCBFE0 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCBFE0?

Use black text. Black on #CCBFE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCBFE0?

Its complementary colour is #D3E0BF, and analogous partners are #BFC2E0 and #DDBFE0.