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#CFC2D3

Thistle · light cool purple

About #CFC2D3

With the hex code #CFC2D3, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 76% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D3C2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green194
Blue211

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFC2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFC2D3.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CFC2D3.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C5D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C7D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFC4C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC2D3?

With the hex code #CFC2D3, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 76% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFC2D3?

Use black text. Black on #CFC2D3 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC2D3?

Its complementary colour is #C6D3C2, and analogous partners are #C7C2D3 and #D3C2CE.