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#CFBBEC

#CFBBEC is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFBBEC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CFBBEC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CFBBEC

What color is #CFBBEC?

#CFBBEC is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 264°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CFBBEC in RGB?

#CFBBEC is rgb(207, 187, 236): 207 red, 187 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CFBBEC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(12, 21, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CFBBEC?

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 #CFBBEC?

Its complement #B6CB99 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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