#CFBCD5
Thistle · light cool purple
About #CFBCD5
#CFBCD5 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Thistle (ΔE 2.7); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D5BC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CFBCD5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFBCD5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFBCD5?
#CFBCD5 is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 74% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFBCD5?
Use black text. Black on #CFBCD5 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFBCD5?
Its complementary colour is #C2D5BC, and analogous partners are #C3BCD5 and #D5BCCF.