#CDBCD1
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CDBCD1
#CDBCD1 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0D1BC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CDBCD1 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDBCD1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDBCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDBCD1?
#CDBCD1 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 74% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDBCD1?
Use black text. Black on #CDBCD1 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDBCD1?
Its complementary colour is #C0D1BC, and analogous partners are #C3BCD1 and #D1BCCA.