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#CEBFE0

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CEBFE0

With the hex code #CEBFE0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1E0BF, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green191
Blue224

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CEBFE0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEBFE0.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEBFE0.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEBFE0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEBFE0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAC4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC5DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC3CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEBFE0?

With the hex code #CEBFE0, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 75% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEBFE0?

Use black text. Black on #CEBFE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEBFE0?

Its complementary colour is #D1E0BF, and analogous partners are #BFC1E0 and #DEBFE0.