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#CFB3D2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #CFB3D2

#CFB3D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 5.3); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6D2B3 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB3D2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green179
Blue210

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 5.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #CFB3D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3D2.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFB3D2.
11.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB3D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB3D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1BAD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6BDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B6BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB3D2?

#CFB3D2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 70% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB3D2?

Use black text. Black on #CFB3D2 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB3D2?

Its complementary colour is #B6D2B3, and analogous partners are #C0B3D2 and #D2B3C5.