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#CECBDA

Light Gray · very light cool purple

About #CECBDA

With the hex code #CECBDA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7DACB, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green203
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CECBDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CECBDA.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CECBDA.
13.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CECBDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CDDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CDDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCCDD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECBDA?

With the hex code #CECBDA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 80% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CECBDA?

Use black text. Black on #CECBDA has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECBDA?

Its complementary colour is #D7DACB, and analogous partners are #CBCFDA and #D6CBDA.