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#CCC2D2

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCC2D2

#CCC2D2 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 7.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8D2C2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CCC2D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red204
Green194
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CCC2D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC2D2.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC2D2.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC2D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC2D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C5D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C6D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC4C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC2D2?

#CCC2D2 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 76% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC2D2?

Use black text. Black on #CCC2D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC2D2?

Its complementary colour is #C8D2C2, and analogous partners are #C4C2D2 and #D2C2D0.