#CFCCDD
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #CFCCDD
#CFCCDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DADDCC — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFCCDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.33:1, 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 #CFCCDD?
#CFCCDD is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFCCDD?
Use black text. Black on #CFCCDD has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFCCDD?
Its complementary colour is #DADDCC, and analogous partners are #CCD2DD and #D8CCDD.