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#CCCBF1

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #CCCBF1

With the hex code #CCCBF1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0F1CB, a cream shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green203
Blue241

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #CCCBF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CCCBF1.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CCCBF1.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCBF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCBF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2CFF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1CDF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4D1D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCBF1?

With the hex code #CCCBF1, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 80% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCBF1?

Use black text. Black on #CCCBF1 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCBF1?

Its complementary colour is #F0F1CB, and analogous partners are #CBDDF1 and #DFCBF1.