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#CFCFF2

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #CFCFF2

#CFCFF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Periwinkle (ΔE 8.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2F2CF — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFCFF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green207
Blue242

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFCFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CFCFF2.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #CFCFF2.
13.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7D3F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6D1F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D5DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCFF2?

#CFCFF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 81% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCFF2?

Use black text. Black on #CFCFF2 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCFF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2F2CF, and analogous partners are #CFE1F2 and #E1CFF2.