#CDBFD6
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CDBFD6
#CDBFD6 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 4.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8D6BF (light sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.02:1 (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 #CDBFD6?
#CDBFD6 is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 75% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDBFD6?
Use black text. Black on #CDBFD6 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDBFD6?
Its complementary colour is #C8D6BF, and analogous partners are #C2BFD6 and #D6BFD4.