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#CFC7EF

Periwinkle · very light cool purple

About #CFC7EF

With the hex code #CFC7EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7EFC7, a cream shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green199
Blue239

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 6.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #CFC7EF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CFC7EF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CFC7EF.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFC7EF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFC7EF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFCCF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFCBEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9CDD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFC7EF?

With the hex code #CFC7EF, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 78% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFC7EF?

Use black text. Black on #CFC7EF has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFC7EF?

Its complementary colour is #E7EFC7, and analogous partners are #C7D3EF and #E3C7EF.