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#CCC6DF

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCC6DF

#CCC6DF is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.9), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9DFC6 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green198
Blue223

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #CCC6DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC6DF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC6DF.
12.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC6DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC6DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1C9E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C9DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9C9CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC6DF?

#CCC6DF is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 78% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC6DF?

Use black text. Black on #CCC6DF has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC6DF?

Its complementary colour is #D9DFC6, and analogous partners are #C6CCDF and #D8C6DF.