#D4CFFC
Periwinkle · very light cool blue
About #D4CFFC
#D4CFFC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 81% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 3.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7FCCF — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CFFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.13:1 (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 #D4CFFC?
#D4CFFC is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 81% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CFFC?
Use black text. Black on #D4CFFC has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CFFC?
Its complementary colour is #F7FCCF, and analogous partners are #CFE0FC and #EBCFFC.