#CF9CDF
Wisteria · light cool purple
About #CF9CDF
#CF9CDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 61% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Wisteria (ΔE 5.1), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACDF9C (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.47:1, 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 #CF9CDF?
#CF9CDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 61% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CF9CDF?
Use black text. Black on #CF9CDF has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CF9CDF?
Its complementary colour is #ACDF9C, and analogous partners are #AD9CDF and #DF9CCE.