Close to Mauve
#CCBAFE
#CCBAFE is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 72.9% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CCBAFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.75:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.02:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.02:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCBAFE as they’d see it.
#CCBAFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CCBAFE
What color is #CCBAFE?
#CCBAFE is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 72.9% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCBAFE in RGB?
#CCBAFE is rgb(204, 186, 254): 204 red, 186 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCBAFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 27, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCBAFE?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCBAFE?
Its complement #B9CC87 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.