#CEBEEC
Periwinkle · light cool purple
About #CEBEEC
#CEBEEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.0); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCECBE — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CEBEEC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEBEEC
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How #CEBEEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEBEEC?
#CEBEEC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 75% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEBEEC?
Use black text. Black on #CEBEEC has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEBEEC?
Its complementary colour is #DCECBE, and analogous partners are #BEC5EC and #E5BEEC.