#CCC5ED
Periwinkle · light cool purple
About #CCC5ED
#CCC5ED is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 77% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 6.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6EDC5 — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCC5ED for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCC5ED?
#CCC5ED is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 77% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCC5ED?
Use black text. Black on #CCC5ED has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCC5ED?
Its complementary colour is #E6EDC5, and analogous partners are #C5D2ED and #E0C5ED.