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#CCC7DA

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CCC7DA

With the hex code #CCC7DA, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5DAC7, a bone shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green199
Blue218

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CCC7DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC7DA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CCC7DA.
12.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCC7DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCC7DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4CADB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C9D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACACD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCC7DA?

With the hex code #CCC7DA, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 78% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCC7DA?

Use black text. Black on #CCC7DA has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCC7DA?

Its complementary colour is #D5DAC7, and analogous partners are #C7CBDA and #D5C7DA.